Rebound and disinvestment effects in refined oil consumption and supply resulting from an increase in energy efficiency in the Scottish commercial transport sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3608-3620

  Anson, Sam ^a   Turner, Karen ^b  

^a SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; General equilibrium; Rebound effects

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ENERGY COMMODITY; ENERGY INPUTS; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; INTERMEDIATE INPUTS; NON-ENERGY; OIL CONSUMPTION; OIL SUPPLIES; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; REBOUND EFFECT; REBOUND EFFECTS; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; TIME PERIODS;

ECONOMICS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; PETROLEUM REFINING; REFINING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650409720     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.04.035     Document Type: Article

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