Using agrophotovoltaics to reduce carbon emissions and global rural poverty
Performance and distribution of poverty alleviation programs using agrophotovoltaics
Poverty-alleviation programs using solar energy (PAPSE) are poised to unlock unprecedented capital investments with significant potential to reconcile the energy–poverty–climate nexus.1 These programs are economically feasible because the costs of generating renewable energy have declined precipitously over the past decade; between 2010 and 2019, solar photovoltaic costs decreased by 82%. Furthermore, the number of annual equivalent-use hours of sunlight in most countries exceeds 1200, meaning that PAPSE approaches are feasible in many places and can be undertaken independently from the power grid.
