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Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption

The Rebound Effect

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Energy, Climate and the Environment (ECE)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Steve Sorrell, Horace Herring
      Pages 1-19
  3. Direct Rebound Effects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
    2. The Evidence for Direct Rebound Effects

      • Steve Sorrell
      Pages 23-46
  4. Economy-wide Rebound Effects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
    2. Modelling the Economy-wide Rebound Effect

      • Grant Allan, Michelle Gilmartin, Peter G. McGregor, J. Kim Swales, Karen Turner
      Pages 69-98
    3. Specifying Technology for Analysing Rebound

      • Harry D. Saunders
      Pages 99-118
    4. Exploring Jevons’ Paradox

      • Steve Sorrell
      Pages 136-164
  5. Rebound Effects and Sustainable Consumption

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
    2. Rebound and Rational Public Policy-Making

      • Roger Levett
      Pages 185-203
    3. Avoiding Rebound through a Steady-State Economy

      • Jørgen S. NørgÃ¥rd
      Pages 204-223
    4. Sufficiency and the Rebound Effect

      • Horace Herring
      Pages 224-239
    5. Conclusion

      • Steve Sorrell, Horace Herring
      Pages 240-261
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 262-266

About this book

This book challenges conventional wisdom by showing how, in some circumstances, improved energy efficiency may increase energy consumption. Relying upon energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions could therefore be misguided. This book explores the broader implications for climate change and sustainable consumption.

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'Written for researchers, policy-makers and environmentalist, the book summarises the current state of knowledge, presents new research and explores the conditions under which energy efficiency can contribute to sustainability.' - International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Editors and Affiliations

  • Energy and Environment Research Unit, The Open University, UK

    Horace Herring

  • Sussex Energy Group, University of Sussex, UK

    Steve Sorrell

About the editors

HORACE HERRING is a freelance researcher and writer based at the Open University, UK. His research interests include energy efficiency, environmental history and sustainable consumption.

STEVE SORRELL is a Senior Fellow in the Sussex Energy Group at SPRU, Sussex University, UK. His research interests include energy efficiency, climate policy and emissions trading.

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