Energy justice: Ensuring equitable access to clean energy in underprivileged communities

This review paper explores the concept of energy justice and its critical importance in ensuring equitable access to clean energy for underprivileged communities. By examining the core principles of energy justice—distributional justice, procedural justice, and recognition justice—the paper provides a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted barriers that hinder clean energy access, including economic, technological, social, and policy-related challenges. It proposes various strategies to promote energy justice, emphasizing the need for community engagement, supportive policy frameworks, innovative technological and financial solutions, and strong partnerships between governments, NGOs, and the private sector. The paper concludes by highlighting the significance of these strategies in creating a more inclusive and sustainable energy future, suggesting future research directions, and calling for decisive actions from all stakeholders to advance energy equity.