There are numerous sections I will use to build upon this literature review. The first thing I will do is discuss. The section on Education: Literacy and Impacts on Academic Achievement specifically is was useful for my part of the essay. There is a quote that says "Education, as it relates to energy insecurity, also has implications for health. Lacking sufficient knowledge and ability to navigate bureaucracy of utility companies makes it difficult for less educated households to address and prevent energy insecurity." I build on this to create the terminology assistance literacy. There is also a section which talks about how poor housing conditions can make certain illnesses more likely, turning acute insecurity into chronic insecurity. Many of our results on how respondents would deal with an acute disruption during COVID involved leaving their house, putting them at risk to COVID.
This builds upon the existing literature of energy insecurity. From it, compares how different characteristics can contribute to energy insecurity such as race, gender, education, and so on. It builds a compelling literature review of energy vulnerability and is able to argue that there is still more to be included in the discussion such as climate change.
COVID-19 is another factor, like climate change, which energy vulnerability research will need to include as a factor in energy insecurity. As stated above in one of my previous answers, poor insulation in housing can create an environment where COVID-19 is more likely to spread. On top of this, acute insecurities such as a temporary outage or broken heater, might lead to situations where people leave their house, as seen in our answers. This is the case even if there is a lockdown, putting them at risk for COVID-19 and could lead to chronic insecurities. What determines each person as energy vulnerable is different depending on health.