ENERGY POVERTY: A NEW KIND OF POVERTY?

Authors

  • Carla Amado Gomes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34060/reesmat.v10i15.239

Abstract

Energy poverty is an old problem though just recently discovered. It assumes different forms depending on the context of developed and developing States and does not have an official definition. Energy poverty is a cause of several health problems and generates a deficit of rights, so public policies must be adopted to eradicate it.

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Author Biography

  • Carla Amado Gomes
    Professora Auxiliar da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa; professora convidada da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica do Porto. Investigadora do Centro de Investigação de Direito Público (CIDP); supervisora científica da linha de pesquisa Energia, Recursos Naturais & Ambiente. Foi professora convidada da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa entre 2007 e 2013. Lecciona cursos de Mestrado e Pós-Graduação em Direito do Ambiente, Direito Administrativo e Direito da Energia, em Angola, Moçambique e Brasil. Colabora regularmente em ações de formação no Centro de Estudos Judiciários.

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Published

2018-08-30

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ARTIGOS

How to Cite

ENERGY POVERTY: A NEW KIND OF POVERTY? (2018). ESMAT Magazine, 10(15), 211-228. https://doi.org/10.34060/reesmat.v10i15.239

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