Poverty and energy poverty are parts of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The former has been extensively covered in the literature, whereas the latter has not been given the necessary attention until the last decade. In this paper, we use multidimensional measures of energy poverty and poverty to ascertain whether energy‐poor households are also poor, and vice versa. In addition, the study seeks to examine the factors responsible for poverty and energy poverty. This paper uses data sets constructed from the two most recent nationwide household surveys in Ghana (GLSS VI and GLSS VII samples). We find substantial differences in the incidence and index of multidimensional energy poverty and multidimensional poverty by subgroup demographic characteristics. Further, we find that households belong to different categories of poverty and energy poverty status. Our multinomial regression results reveal that household size, marital status, educational background, residential area, age, employment, and gender significantly predict the household's multidimensional poverty and energy poverty status. We recommend massive investment in renewable energy, to make cleaner energy readily available for Ghanaians. In addition, the Ghanaian government should pursue sustainable employment and job creation avenues, directed toward an improved standard of living for the population.

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能源匮乏的家庭是否也贫穷？来自加纳的证据

贫困和能源贫困是可持续发展目标的一部分。前者在文献中得到了广泛的报道，而后者直到最近十年才得到必要的重视。在本文中，我们使用能源贫困和贫困的多维测度来确定能源贫困家庭是否也贫困，反之亦然。此外，该研究旨在研究造成贫困和能源贫困的因素。本文使用从加纳最近两次全国范围的家庭调查（GLSS VI和GLSS VII样本）构建的数据集。我们通过亚人群的人口统计学特征发现了多维能源贫困和多维贫困的发生率和指数存在实质性差异。进一步，我们发现家庭属于贫困和能源贫困状态的不同类别。我们的多项式回归结果表明，家庭规模，婚姻状况，教育背景，居住地区，年龄，就业状况和性别显着预测了家庭的多维贫困和能源贫困状况。我们建议对可再生能源进行大量投资，以使加纳人能够随时获得更清洁的能源。此外，加纳政府应寻求可持续的就业和创造就业机会的途径，以提高人民的生活水平。的多维贫困和能源贫困状况。我们建议对可再生能源进行大量投资，以使加纳人能够随时获得更清洁的能源。此外，加纳政府应寻求可持续的就业和创造就业机会的途径，以提高人民的生活水平。的多维贫困和能源贫困状况。我们建议对可再生能源进行大量投资，以使加纳人能够随时获得更清洁的能源。此外，加纳政府应寻求可持续的就业和创造就业机会的途径，以提高人民的生活水平。