EFFECT
REBOUND EFFECT
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
REBOUND
EFFECT
Rebound effect is the increase in consumption due to environmental efficiency interventions that can occur through a price reduction (i.e. an efficient product being cheaper and hence more is consumed) or other behavioral responses
Environmental Economics and Sustanainable Development
Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
REBOUND
EFFECT
Microeconomics Effects
Direct Rebound Effect
Macroeconomics Effects
Economy Wide Rebound Effect
Indirect Rebound Effect
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
REBOUND
EFFECT
The magnitude of the rebound effect is dependent on individual circumstances e.g. sectors, technologies and income and is linked with a range of factors impacting consumption and economic growth.
Environmental Economics and Sustanainable Development
Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
REBOUND
EFFECT
The Consumption Equation
Environmental Economics and Sustanainable Development
Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
EXAMPLES
Case 1: Lightning (Developed and Developing
Countries)
Environmental Economics and Sustanainable Development
Rebound Effect
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EXAMPLES
ECOS analysis of EU data, Source: Callwell, 2010
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Rebound Effect
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EXAMPLES
Developing Countries
The Indian Case
Unmet demand is very high
The Chinese Case
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
EXAMPLES
There are two types of behaviours of the rebound effect in the lighting sector
i) Rebound through reversion ii) Heat replacement effect – Nordic countries
Environmental Economics and Sustanainable Development
Rebound Effect
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EXAMPLES
Case 2: Private Transport
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Rebound Effect
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EXAMPLES
Fuel Consumption vs. Fuel Efficiency
Source: EEA, 2010
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Rebound Effect
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JEVONS
PARADOX
Technological progress that increases the efficiency of a resource tends to increase the rate of consumption of that resource.
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Rebound Effect
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JEVONS
PARADOX
Cost of Driving 1 Km
Hybrid Car Example
Price falls 1 un.
Kilometers
Quantity increases 2 un.
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
GREEN
PARADOX
Expected future reduction in carbon consumption has the effect of accelerating climate change.
Environmental Economics and Sustanainable Development
Rebound Effect
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COBRA
EFFECT
The cobra effect happens when an implemented solution to a problem makes the problem worse.
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
COBRA
EFFECT
Other examples include leasing cars in companies, traffic in Bogota and rewards for cutting CO2 emissions.
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Rebound Effect
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INCENTIVES
PROBLEMS
Case 1: The great Hanoi Rat Massacre
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
INCENTIVES
PROBLEMS
Case 2: Pig Bounty – Georgia, USA
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
INCENTIVES
PROBLEMS
“No matter how clever you think you are, there’s a pretty big chance that someone will figure out a way to beat the incentive scheme.”
Steven Levitt
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
MEASURES
There are three stages in the formulation of the rebound effect
IDENTIFICATION
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EXPLANATION
Rebound Effect
DESIGN
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CLSBE
MEASURES
Measures for tackling the rebound effect
1. Design, Evaluation & Performance Policy Instruments
Case: “water saving” in UK homes
Environmental Economics and Sustanainable Development
Rebound Effect
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MEASURES
Measures for tackling the rebound effect
2. Sustainable lifestyles & Consumer Behaviour
Case: Substitution of gas apliances for electric ovens
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
MEASURES
Measures for tackling the rebound effect
3. Technology and Innovation
SMART Billing/ SMART Metering of Electricity
Clean technology
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
MEASURES
Measures for tackling the rebound effect
4. Fiscal Instruments
Taxation
Carbon Tax
Regulation
Quotas & Permits
To stabilize/reduce consumption Environmental Economics and Sustanainable Development
Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
CONCLUSION
Conclusions on the rebound effect
If energy efficiencies reduce price, producers and consumers will use more Very significant in the long term
Caused by human nature
Counteractions
Short-term – Fiscal Instruments
Long-term – Awareness raising, education and behavior
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Rebound Effect
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CLSBE
THE
END
Environmental Economics and Sustanainble Development
Rebound Effect
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CLSBE