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Energy efficiency and consumption — the rebound effect — a survey
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In this paper, a review of some of the relevant literature from the US offers definitions and identifies sources including direct, secondary, and economy-wide sources and concludes that the range of estimates for the size of the rebound effect is very low to moderate.About:
This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2000-06-01. It has received 1867 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rebound effect (conservation) & Energy consumption.read more
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Tackling Materialism and Overconsumption on a Finite Planet: The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Intervention to Decrease Materialistic Values and Excessive Consumption Behaviour
TL;DR: The evidence suggests an educational intervention can be an effective strategy for decreasing materialistic values and excessive consumption in the short-term; however, ongoing support and structural changes are required to ensure maintenance of such shifts in values and behaviour.
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Regulatory energy calculations versus real energy use in high-performance houses
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated how accurately the official energy performance calculations assess the real energy use in high-performance houses and found that the official calculation method overestimated the heating energy use of most houses while neglecting important electricity end uses.
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Towards Efficient and Clean Process Integration: Utilisation of Renewable Resources and Energy-Saving Technologies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the roles of process integration approaches, renewable energy sources utilisation and design modifications in addressing the process of energy and exergy efficiency improvement, and the primary focus is to enhance the economic and environmental performance through process analysis, modelling and optimisation.
A study to evaluate the effect of reduced greenhouse gas emissions on vehicle miles traveled.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a survey of the state of the art in the field of data visualization and analysis of data collection.................................................................................................................................. vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Factor substitution and rebound effect in China’s food industry
Boqiang Lin,Xuan Xie +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the system of cost share equations in China's food industry, analyzes the substitution relationship between each input factor, and calculates the direct rebound effect, which shows that there exist substitution relationships between energy and other input factors.
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Economics and consumer behavior
Angus Deaton,John Muellbauer +1 more
TL;DR: Deaton and Muellbauer as mentioned in this paper introduced generations of students to the economic theory of consumer behaviour and used it in applied econometrics, including consumer index numbers, household characteristics, demand, and household welfare comparisons.
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Technology, Prices, and the Derived Demand for Energy
Ernst R. Berndt,David O. Wood +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an industrial demand for energy is essentially a derived demand: the firm's demand for the energy is an input, derived from demand for a firm's output, which is an output.
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Individual Discount Rates and the Purchase and Utilization of Energy-Using Durables
TL;DR: In this article, a model of individual behavior in the purchase and utilization of energy-using durables is presented, where the tradeoff between capital costs for more energy efficient appliances and operating costs for the appliances is emphasized.
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Economic Implications of Mandated Efficiency in Standards for Household Appliances
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the indiscriminate use of mandated standards will backfire, but a mix of selective standards and reliance on prices as a restraint can be effective.
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Qualitative Choice Analysis: Theory, Econometrics, and an Application to Automobile Demand
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a detailed study of automobile demand and use, presenting forecasts based on the powerful new techniques of qualitative choice analysis and standard regression techniques, which are combined to analyze situations that neither alone can accurately forecast.