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In energy conservation and energy economics, the rebound effect (or take-back effect) is the reduction in expected gains from new technologies that increase the efficiency of resource use, because of behavioral or other systemic responses. These responses diminish the beneficial effects of the new technology or other measures taken.
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The rebound effect has two components. The first is direct rebound. This is the percentage of energy savings from efficiency that are offset by increased use. Efficiency makes an energy-consuming technology less expensive to use, so people use it more often. Direct rebound is acknowledged by a wide range of energy economists. It is generally small ...
The other component is indirect rebound. This results from how you spend the money you save. Let’s assume your new car cuts fuel consumption by 50% and you drive 6% more. You buy 53% as much gasoline as before. You spend some of those savings on other goods and services, which require energy to produce. But if you save $100 on gasoline costs, whate...
In the example above, efficiency decreases energy consumption while the rebound effect increases end-use energy services (partially offsetting the decrease in energy consumption). So you domore with less. Is it a problem that rebound slightly reduces energy savings? No, because reducing energy consumption is not the sole purpose of efficiency. Econ...
Energy efficiency is an extremely useful tool that provides tremendous economic and environmental benefits. It’s not an end goal, nor is it the sole measure on which to evaluate our options. A future with abundant or even surplusclean energy involves a more nuanced analysis. Solutions for managing clean energy resources may trade off efficiency for...
Dec 14, 2015 · Is there any validity to the claims that energy efficiency improvements can actually lead to an increase in energy use (known as backfire)? This article clarifies what the rebound effect is and provides a guide for economists and policymakers interested in its existence and magnitude.
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Sep 11, 2024 · The rebound effect is widespread. When something becomes more efficient, cheaper or easier to use, people tend to use more of it. This can partially (and sometimes significantly) offset the...
Jul 8, 2020 · Improvements in resource efficiency are usually regarded as an important strategy to decrease resource use. The rebound effect describes how the expected positive impact of increases in resource efficiency can be countervailed by increases in the demand for resources.
Aug 4, 2022 · Here we present a critical literature review of rebound effects in the context of sustainability science in order to (1) map existing rebound research which goes beyond mainstream approaches, (2) unveil and classify current knowledge gaps in relation to sustainability science, (3) outline a research agenda, and (4) provide a knowledge base to su...
