Authors
Mona Chitnis, Steve Sorrell, Angela Druckman, Steven K Firth, Tim Jackson
Publication date
2013/4/1
Journal
Energy policy
Volume
55
Pages
234-250
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
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, as well as the capital cost of the measures. Rebound effects are measured in GHG terms and relate to the adoption …
Scholar articles
M Chitnis, S Sorrell, A Druckman, SK Firth, T Jackson - Energy policy, 2013