Powering Health: Energy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

The document argues that expanding access to affordable, sustainable energy in low- and middle-income countries is critical for reducing disease and improving healthcare services. It identifies energy poverty—specifically reliance on biomass fuels—as a barrier that causes harmful air pollution and leaves health facilities without reliable electricity. The paper positions the clean energy transition as a historic opportunity to achieve public health benefits, health equity, and climate mitigation and adaptation.

• Energy poverty in many low- and middle-income countries leads to a reliance on biomass fuels, which results in harmful air pollution and a lack of reliable electricity for health facilities.
• Transitioning to clean, affordable, and reliable energy in low- and middle-income countries can provide significant public health and development advantages while supporting climate adaptation and mitigation.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2026). Powering Health: Energy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. https://www.sei.org/publications/powering-health-energy-low-middle-income-countries/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Powering Health: Energy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. 2026. https://www.sei.org/publications/powering-health-energy-low-middle-income-countries/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2026powering, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Powering Health: Energy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/powering-health-energy-low-middle-income-countries/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }