Energy poverty is a growing societal issue that puts the welfare of many citizens on both sides of the global north-south divide at risk. It is a multidimensional problem that extends beyond individual households and has linkages and interdependencies with the economic, technological, and social systems with multiple geographical specificities. Connecting sustainable energy transitions, energy equity issues, and energy poverty is, therefore, a new challenge. This editorial aims to summarize the nine scientific publications that contributed to this thematic collection entitled “Multidimensional Perspectives for Energy Poverty Sustainable Mitigation”, which addresses a wide range of approaches and tools to mitigate energy poverty while considering sustainability aspects. Authors from different disciplines such as geography, sociology, economics, engineering, and other related fields, contributed to the discussion.
This Special Issue is composed of a wide selection of contributions that aims to shed light on various aspects, comparing and discussing these issues with energy poverty, including an identification of the phenomena, assessment of future vulnerability in the context of climate change, and addressing important questions regarding the vulnerability of specific populations.