Modern Economics & Management Forum

This paper focuses on the impact of energy trading policy on rural energy poverty in the context of the “double carbon” goal, and analyzes the effects of the policy implementation to reveal the paths and challenges of alleviating rural energy poverty. The study shows that energy rights trading can reduce the cost of rural clean energy access and improve energy accessibility and affordability by improving energy infrastructure, driving low-carbon investment and optimizing energy consumption structure. However, its effectiveness is still constrained by the slow promotion of policy pilots, imperfect legal system, and insufficient synergy with carbon trading. In this regard, it is recommended to accelerate the construction of the energy rights trading system, innovate green financial instruments, and strengthen the synergistic governance of rural energy policies.