103 research outputs found
UKERC Review of evidence for the rebound effect: Technical report 5: Energy, productivity and economic growth studies
This report forms part of the TPAâs assessment of evidence for a rebound effect from improved energy efficiency. Technical Report 5 focuses upon the relationship between energy, productivity and economic growth and examines the claim that improved energy efficiency will increase economy-wide energy consumption - the so-called âKhazzoom-Brookes postulateâ
Can we decouple energy consumption from economic growth?
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UKERC Review of evidence for the rebound effect: Technical report 2: Econometric studies
This Working Paper examines the evidence for direct rebound effects that is available from studies that use econometric techniques to analyse secondary data. The focus throughout is on consumer energy services, since this is where the bulk of the evidence lies
Barriers to energy efficiency: evidence from selected sectors
To combat climate change, it is essential to reduce the use of fossil fuels and minimise greenhouse gas emissions. To help to achieve that objective, energy must be used efficiently. However, many international studies claim that companies and other organisations are âleaving money on the floorâ by neglecting highly cost-effective opportunities to invest in measures that would improve their energy efficiency.
A new ESRI report, âBarriers to Energy Efficiency: Evidence from Selected Sectorsâ, examines these claims in the context of the Irish economy, and asks why organisations apparently ignore financially rewarding opportunities to improve their energy efficiency. The report is based on detailed case studies of organisations in the mechanical engineering, brewing and higher education sectors
UKERC Review of evidence for the rebound effect: Technical report 3: Elasticity of substitution studies
This Working Paper forms part of the TPAâs assessment of evidence for a rebound effect from improved energy efficiency. Technical Report 3 focuses upon empirical estimates of the elasticity of substitution between energy and capital. This parameter has been identified as a key determinant of the likely magnitude of the rebound effect in different sectors. The report clarifies the meaning and importance of this parameter, summarises and compares empirical estimates of this parameter, evaluates the reasons that have been proposed for the differing results, discusses whether a consensus has been reached to whether energy and capital can be considered as âsubstitutesâ or âcomplementsâ and draws some implications for the rebound effect
The climate confusion: implications of the EU Emissions Trading Directive for the UK Climate Change Levy and climate change agreements
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Estimating direct and indirect rebound effects for UK households
Energy efficiency improvements by households lead to rebound effects that offset the potential energy and emissions savings. Direct rebound effects result from increased demand for cheaper energy services, while indirect rebound effects result from increased
demand for other goods and services that also require energy to provide. Research to date has focused upon the former, but both are important for climate change. This study estimates the combined direct and indirect rebound effects from seven measures that improve the energy efficiency of UK dwellings. The methodology is based upon estimates of the income elasticity and greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of 16 categories of household
goods and services, and allows for the embodied emissions of the energy efficiency measures themselves. Rebound effects are measured in GHG terms and relate to the
adoption of these measures by an average UK household. The study finds that the rebound effects from these measures are typically in the range 5-15% and arise mostly from indirect effects. This is largely because expenditure on gas and electricity is more GHG-intensive
than expenditure on other goods and services. However, the anticipated shift towards a low carbon electricity system in the UK may lead to much larger rebound effects
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Rebound effects for household energy services in the UK
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Estimating rebound effects from technical energy efficiency improvements by UK households
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