Jevons' Paradox revisited: The evidence for backfire from improved energy efficiency

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1456-1469

  Sorrell, Steve ^a  

^a Freeman Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jevons' Paradox; Khazzoom Brookes postulate; Rebound effect

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE POLICIES; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; JEVONS' PARADOX; KHAZZOOM-BROOKES POSTULATE; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; REBOUND EFFECT;

ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 63449120628     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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