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Energy efficiency and consumption — the rebound effect — a survey

TL;DR: 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.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a wide range of possibilities have been found in empirical studies: no rebound to partial and full rebound, backfire as well as superconservation/negative rebound.

87 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the potential of infrastructure measures that favor lower mobility in the context of spatial organization for reducing CO2 emissions in the cities of London and New York.

87 citations

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TL;DR: There is considerable debate about the connections between efficiency and levels of resource consumption, particularly about the Jevons paradox and the rebound effect as discussed by the authors, and a variety of theories have been proposed.
Abstract: There is considerable debate about the connections between efficiency and levels of resource consumption, particularly about the Jevons paradox and the rebound effect. To help clarify a variety of ...

87 citations


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  • ...Indirect effects may stem from how the money saved, either by producers or by consumers, from improvements in efficiency is spent, where the goods and services purchased with the savings necessitate resource consumption (Greening, Greene, and Difiglio 2000; Gillingham et al. 2013; Sorrell 2009)....

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  • ...There may also be more radical indirect effects, where efficiency leads to a structural transformation of production/consumption processes, setting a pathway to future reliance on high levels of resource consumption (Greening, Greene, and Difiglio 2000; Zehner 2012)....

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  • ...There are a number of insightful reviews and assessments of the Jevons paradox and the rebound effect (e.g., Gillingham, Rapson, and Wagner 2015; Greening, Greene, and Difiglio 2000; Polimeni et al. 2008; Sorrell 2007, 2009), but they have typically not been connected with debates in environmental…...

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  • ...The Jevons paradox can be seen as a subset of phenomena captured under assessments of the ‘rebound effect,’ which has garnered attention in economics (Greening, Greene, and Difiglio 2000)....

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  • ...Direct effects include the reduction in price per unit of production or consumption that comes with efficiency, which stimulates more production or consumption (Greening, Greene, and Difiglio 2000; Gillingham et al. 2013)....

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TL;DR: In this article, a theoretically informed understanding of changing patterns of long-distance travel is briefly outlined, confronted with empirical findings concerning the actual development of international travel from Sweden during the 1990s.
Abstract: Mobility is a key concept within recent social theorising on globalisation, transnationalisation of social relations, and new divisions of society. Mobility growth is also central to issues of global warming and the need for sustainable development. The aim of this paper is to elucidate empirically some properties of recent developments in international mobility. A theoretically informed understanding of changing patterns of long-distance travel is briefly outlined. This understanding is confronted with empirical findings concerning the actual development of international travel from Sweden during the 1990s. The findings confirm expected trends of further increasing intensity, extensity, and velocity in long-distance mobility. A tendency towards globalisation is observed, though an intraregional transnationalisation is the dominant process at work. It is concluded that an increasing short-term flexibilisation in people's use of time and space is a more important driving force behind the transnationalisati...

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  • ...The observed development may be interpreted in terms of a so-called rebound effect (for example, Berkhout et al, 2000; Greening et al, 2000)....

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide recommendations for the instruments to be used to prompt demand response with a view to maximizing energy and environmental efficiencies of various countries, and suggest that different DSM models should be deployed depending on the specific generation mix in any given country.

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  • ...The rebound effect has been studied in the literature (Greening et al., 2000) and could alleviate DSM gains....

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  • ...The rebound effect has been studied in the literature (Greening et al., 2000) and could alleviate DSM gains....

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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.
Abstract: This classic text has introduced generations of students to the economic theory of consumer behaviour. Written by 2015 Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton and John Muellbauer, the book begins with a self-contained presentation of the basic theory and its use in applied econometrics. These early chapters also include elementary extensions of the theory to labour supply, durable goods, the consumption function, and rationing. The rest of the book is divided into three parts. In the first of these the authors discuss restrictions on choice and aggregation problems. The next part consists of chapters on consumer index numbers; household characteristics, demand, and household welfare comparisons; and social welfare and inequality. The last part extends the coverage of consumer behaviour to include the quality of goods and household production theory, labour supply and human capital theory, the consumption function and intertemporal choice, the demand for durable goods, and choice under uncertainty.

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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.
Abstract: Industrial demand for energy is essentially a derived demand: the firm's demand for energy is an input is derived from demand for the firm's output. Inputs other than energy typically also enter the firm's production process. Since firms tend to choose that bundle of inputs which minimized the total cost of producing a giving level of output, the derived demand for inputs, including energy, depends on the level of output, the submitions possibilies among inputs allow by production technology, and the relative prices of all inputs.

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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.
Abstract: This article presents a model of individual behavior in the purchase and utilization of energy-using durables. The tradeoff between capital costs for more energy efficient appliances and operating costs for the appliances is emphasized. Using data on both the purchase and utilization of room air conditioners, the model is applied to a sample of households. The utilization equation indicates a relatively low price elasticity. The purchase equation, based on a discrete choice model, demonstrates that individuals do trade off capital costs and expected operating costs. The results also show that individuals use a discount rate of about 20 percent in making the tradeoff decision and that the discount rate varies inversely with income.

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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.
Abstract: Regulations which mandate appliance efficiency standards may be based on calculations which exaggerate the potential energy savings. Improved efficiency can, in fact, increase demand enough to be counterproductive unless the standards are applied selectively. As appliances improve, they are used more, new stock is demanded, and the demand for and use of related equipment increases. The policy implications of these empirical studies are 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. 11 references, 5 figures, 2 tables. (DCK)

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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.
Abstract: This book addresses two significant research areas in an interdependent fashion. It is first of all a comprehensive but concise text that covers the recently developed and widely applicable methods of qualitative choice analysis, illustrating the general theory through simulation models of automobile demand and use. It is also a detailed study of automobile demand and use, presenting forecasts based on these powerful new techniques. The book develops the general principles that underlie qualitative choice models that are now being applied in numerous fields in addition to transportation, such as housing, labor, energy, communications, and criminology. The general form, derivation, and estimation of qualitative choice models are explained, and the major models - logit, probit, and GEV - are discussed in detail. And continuous/discrete models are introduced. In these, qualitative choice methods and standard regression techniques are combined to analyze situations that neither alone can accurately forecast. Summarizing previous research on auto demand, the book shows how qualitative choice methods can be used by applying them to specific auto-related decisions as the aggregate of individuals' choices. The simulation model that is constructed is a significant improvement over older models, and should prove more useful to agencies and organizations requiring accurate forecasting of auto demand and use for planning and policy development. The book concludes with an actual case study based on a model designed for the investigations of the California Energy Commission.

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