Energy efficiency, rebound effects and the environmental Kuznets Curve

Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 709-720

  Turner, Karen ^a   Hanley, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computable general equilibrium models; Energy efficiency; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Rebound effects; Technical progress

Indexed keywords

CARBON INTENSITY; CGE MODEL; CO2 EMISSIONS; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; KEY FACTORS; LABOUR MARKET; NON-ENERGY; ONE-FACTOR; ONE-FORM; PER CAPITA; REBOUND EFFECT; TECHNICAL PROGRESS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; EMPLOYMENT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON EMISSION; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; KUZNETS CURVE; LABOR MARKET; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PRICE DYNAMICS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052160706     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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