Editorial: The Rebound Effect and the Jevons' Paradox: Beyond the Conventional Wisdom

By:
Artikkel
Id:
September 2019
Publisher:
Frontiers Media S.A.
Journal:
Frontiers in Energy Reaseach

The rebound effect (RE) is an umbrella term for a range of mechanisms that undermine the expected energy savings from improved energy efficiency. Since the seminal work of Stanley Jevons (“The Coal Question”), the “problem” of the rebound effect has repeatedly appeared in energy policy debates, challenging the consensus that improved energy efficiency will reduce energy use and carbon emissions and mitigate resource depletion.