Spotlight on inequality: Is energy a manifestation of inequality between and within Latin America and Europe?

Abstract

Between 2020 and 2022, an unprecedented global energy crisis exposed and deepened existing inequalities in energy access and use. This study analyses how energy inequality, understood as a set of energy deprivations of varying severity, manifests itself in Latin America and Europe, comparing cases from Germany, Argentina, Colombia and Spain, with a quantitative and econometric approach focusing on households. It adopts a perspective that understands energy as a social right essential to well-being, and not just as an economic input.