Clean energy access gap across urban and rural habitations: Do innovation and income level matter?

Andrew Adewale Alola, Seyi Saint Akadiri, Anar Aliyev, Uju Violet Alola · 2026 · Development and sustainability in economics and finance.

Summary. This study examines why rural areas lag behind cities in accessing clean energy across income levels. The researchers find that innovation, foreign investment, and refugee populations actually widen the urban-rural energy gap in most countries, though refugee inflows help reduce it in wealthy nations. The findings suggest that standard development drivers don't automatically benefit rural communities equally.

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Alola, A. A., Akadiri, S. S., Aliyev, A., & Alola, U. V.. (2026). Clean energy access gap across urban and rural habitations: Do innovation and income level matter?. Development and sustainability in economics and finance.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsef.2026.100146

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DOI: 10.1016/j.dsef.2026.100146
Countries: Norway
Regions: Europe
Categories: energy, rural-data-and-definitions, general-innovation
Added: 2026-09-01