Do energy efficiency improvements reduce energy use? Empirical evidence on the economy-wide rebound effect in Europe and the United States

Berner, Anne; Bruns, Stephan B.; Moneta, Alessio; Stern, David I.

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2022.105939

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“…1. Основные направления исследований по решению проблем декарбонизации Направление Литература Возможности достижения конкурентных преимуществ за счет внедрения экологически чистых технологий (Kuhn et al, 2022;Lenox, 2021;Wang et al, 2022) Исследования связи между производством и потреблением энергии, с одной стороны, и эмиссией углеродных соединений -с другой (Dalla Longa et al, 2022;Natali et al, 2021;Pandey et al, 2022) Повышение энергетической эффективности как ключевое направление декарбонизации национальных экономик (Mier et al, 2020;Obrist et al, 2022; Пахомова и др., 2021) Оценка корреляции между инвестициями в возобновляемые источники энергии и эмиссией СO2 (Acheampong et al, 2019;Ikram et al, 2020;Mehmood et al, 2022) Влияние государственного стимулирования процессов декарбонизации на показатели экономического развития (Al Mamun et al, 2022;Rissman et al, 2020;Stephenson et al, 2021) Управление деятельностью компаний в условиях введения «углеродного налога» (Dixit et al, 2022;Domon et al, 2022;Reaños et al, 2022) Рикошетный эффект (rebound effect) энергоэффективности (Chen et al, 2021;Baležentis et al, 2021;Berner et al, 2022) Источник: составлено авторами.…”

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Adapting Innovation Development Management Processes to Improve Energy Efficiency and Achieve Decarbonization Goals

Melnik¹,

Naoumova²,

Ermolaev³

2023

Foresight and STI Governance

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The study focuses on problems of decarbonization as a systemic priority for innovative changes in the national economy in times of new global challenges. The research hypothesis confirms dual effects within the triad of innovation – energy efficiency – decarbonization, when every item is affected by two others. We used econometric models to test them on the data from 83 Russian regions from 2016 to 2020. The revealed effects are critical for developing a conceptual framework for adjusting managerial goals to focus on energy efficiency and decarbonization in Russian economy. The paper contains suggestions for Russian regions for incorporating the triad approach in their plans for energy efficiency and decarbonization. This paper adds value to understanding of relationships within the triad. It also has practical value for practitioners aiming at improving the sustainability of national economies. Importantly, our findings could be used by countries of different levels of economic development and with different combinations of energy sources in achieving goals in decarbonization or carbon neutrality for their economies.

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Adapting Innovation Development Management Processes to Improve Energy Efficiency and Achieve Decarbonization Goals

Melnik¹,

Naoumova²,

Ermolaev³

2023

Foresight and STI Governance

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“…This omission is particularly unfortunate, as carbon pricing is well‐equipped to limit rebound effects that are a likely outcome of many degrowth targets and measures. Some recent reviews and empirical studies for the United States and Europe show that such a rebound can reach up to 100%, underpinning the criticality of pricing policies 48,49 . Moreover, carbon pricing arguably offers the best potential for international harmonization of climate policy, essential for realizing much more stringent policies in all countries 50,51 .…”

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“…Europe show that such a rebound can reach up to 100%, underpinning the criticality of pricing policies. 48,49 Moreover, carbon pricing arguably offers the best potential for international harmonization of climate policy, essential for realizing much more stringent policies in all countries. 50,51 In fact, the EU's carbon pricing, in the form of its emission trading system, is currently the main climate policy that has been harmonized among 31 countries.…”

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Tired of climate targets? Shift focus of IPCC scenarios from emission and growth targets to policies

Savin

Bergh

2022

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Climate change has revived the debate on growth‐versus‐environment. In line with this, recently it has been proposed to shift the target focus of IPCC scenarios from emissions to post‐growth. We argue here that this confounds ends and means, since while reduction of growth may be an outcome of good climate policies, it should not be a goal in itself. In fact, a post‐ or degrowth goal would mean an ineffective and costly way to reduce emissions. Instead, we suggest that the debate about pursuing economic growth versus achieving climate goals will become more transparent and policy‐relevant through refocusing scenarios from targets to policy.

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“…The heavy industry is highly energy-intensive. Although many heavy industrial enterprises are continuously expanding the use of clean energy, coal still occupies a large proportion of energy structure in the heavy industry [45]. The carbon intensity of coal is high, and the coal-dominated energy mix makes it difficult to reduce carbon intensity.…”

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How to Efficiently Reduce the Carbon Intensity of the Heavy Industry in China? Using Quantile Regression Approach

2022

IJERPH

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This decoupling between carbon dioxide emissions and the heavy industry is one of the main topics of government managers. This paper uses the quantile regression approach to investigate the carbon intensity of China’s heavy industry, based on 2005–2019 panel data. The main findings are as follows: (1) incentive-based environmental regulations have the greater impact on the carbon intensity in Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Henan, Liaoning, and Shaanxi, because these provinces invest more in environmental governance and levy higher resource taxes; (2) the impact of mandatory environmental regulations on carbon intensity in Beijing, Tianjin, and Guangdong provinces is smaller, since these three provinces have the fewest enacted environmental laws and rely mainly on market incentives; (3) conversely, foreign direct investment has contributed most to carbon intensity reduction in Tianjin, Beijing, and Guangdong provinces, because these three have attracted more technologically advanced foreign-funded enterprises; (4) technological progress contributes more to the carbon intensity in the low quantile provinces, because these provinces have more patented technologies; (5) the carbon intensity of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia provinces is most affected by energy consumption structures because of their over-reliance on highly polluting coal.

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Do energy efficiency improvements reduce energy use? Empirical evidence on the economy-wide rebound effect in Europe and the United States

Cited by 32 publications

References 50 publications

Adapting Innovation Development Management Processes to Improve Energy Efficiency and Achieve Decarbonization Goals

Adapting Innovation Development Management Processes to Improve Energy Efficiency and Achieve Decarbonization Goals

Tired of climate targets? Shift focus of IPCC scenarios from emission and growth targets to policies

How to Efficiently Reduce the Carbon Intensity of the Heavy Industry in China? Using Quantile Regression Approach

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