Empirical evidence of direct rebound effect in Catalonia

González, Jaume Freire

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2009.12.018

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“…Energy efficiency improvements can be totally or partially offset by the so-called rebound effect. This effect has been widely studied for energy uses (Brookes 1979;Khazzoom 1980;Saunders 1992;Freire-González 2010). The intuition behind this effect is that an increase in the efficiency of using a given resource (e.g.…”

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The influence of energy efficiency on other natural resources use: An input-output perspective

Vivanco

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Energy efficiency improvements reduce the costs of energy services, and under some circumstances, increase the available income. This generates an additional increase of consumption of goods and services that need additional energy to be produced, distributed and consumed. This effect is known as indirect rebound effect. However, beyond this additional increase of global energy consumption, there is also a variation of the use of other resources for the same reason. So, after an energy efficiency improvement there is an indirect effect on other resources use that have to be considered. This is effect, named as direct and indirect cross rebound effect is not considered by academia nor policy-making when designing and implementing energy policies. This research shows a methodology to estimate this effect, and provides estimates for Spain. Results show that an energy efficiency could increase the use of minerals and water, while reducing the use of energy, fossil fuels and metal ores. These reductions, however, are lower than the expected ones from an input-output perspective, leading to positive direct and indirect cross rebound effects.

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The influence of energy efficiency on other natural resources use: An input-output perspective

Vivanco

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…For the concrete case of the Spanish economy, several research studies estimating direct rebound effects exist. Using panel data from the period 1991 -2003, Freire-González (2010 estimates the magnitude of direct rebound effect for all energy services using electricity in households of Catalonia (Spain) using econometric techniques. He finds an estimated direct rebound effect of 35% in the short term and 49% in the long term.…”

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Are We Moving Towards an Energy-efficient Low-carbon Economy? An Input-output LMDI Decomposition of CO2 Emissions for Spain and the EU28

Serrano-Puente¹

2021

SSRN Journal

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The Working Paper Series seeks to disseminate original research in economics and fi nance. All papers have been anonymously refereed. By publishing these papers, the Banco de España aims to contribute to economic analysis and, in particular, to knowledge of the Spanish economy and its international environment.The opinions and analyses in the Working Paper Series are the responsibility of the authors and, therefore, do not necessarily coincide with those of the Banco de España or the Eurosystem.The Banco de España disseminates its main reports and most of its publications via the Internet at the following website: http://www.bde.es.Reproduction for educational and non-commercial purposes is permitted provided that the source is acknowledged.

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“…An example is the tendency that people have to place more lights in their homes and gardens, when the lamps achieve a better efficiency. More on the subject of direct rebound in households can be found in the literature [31][32][33]. b.…”

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Insulation or Smart Temperature Control for Domestic Heating: A Combined Analysis of the Costs, the Eco-Costs, the Customer Perceived Value, and the Rebound Effect of Energy Saving

Scheepens

Vogtländer

2018

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Calculating the environmental benefits of energy saving systems in dwellings in a life cycle assessment (LCA) has two major issues, namely: how to deal with the customer behaviour and how to deal with rebound effects. Both issues are important for sustainable strategies. From a user-centred design perspective, two fundamentally different strategies are observed, namely: a 'passive' end-user, who invests in insulating the building and maintaining their preferred behaviour routines, versus an 'active' end-user; who must change his or her behaviour in order to save energy. A combined analysis of cost, (market) value, and eco-burden is used to compare and evaluate the two strategies; by applying the methods of eco-costs/value ratio (EVR) and eco-efficient value creation. Simulation software is applied to calculate the results for the active end-user approach (by means of home energy management systems [HEMS]). The energy savings for a passive user approach (applying thermal insulation) are calculated with straightforward heat loss calculations. The rebound effect of energy savings is taken into consideration. From the environmental point of view, the optimal insulation thickness is calculated, by comparing the energy savings with the environmental burden of the insulation materials. This analysis shows that HEMS are effective for poorly insulated houses, but not for well insulated houses. Governmental policies that focus only on insulation, however, lack the urgency of greenhouse gas reduction; the HEMS for existing houses is an indispensable tool for a fast transition to less domestic energy consumption. potential rebound effects on the long term. Hence, decision makers in these processes (home-owners, builders, architects, and policy makers) need to balance many different variables from multiple perspectives, as has been it has elaborated upon in the following sections.To reduce the complexity of the aforementioned issues, the analyses of this paper are focussed on the following: (a) the energy conservation effects of HEMS and the related consumer behaviour in a free standing two story house with three bedrooms, and (b) the effects of enhanced wall insulation of the outer walls.The corresponding research questions are as follows: (1) Is a HEMS system an efficient and effective solution for energy savings, and if so under which conditions? (2) Is there an optimum insulation thickness of the outer walls, and if so, what is the optimum for each type of insulation material? (3) What are the implications of combining a high level of thermal insulation with a HEMS system?To get an answer to the research questions, an integral approach is needed of the system costs, eco-costs, and customer perceived value. The existing model of the eco-costs/value ratio (EVR) and the model of the eco-efficient value creation provides such an integral approach, and is therefore used to tackle the research questions. These two models are explained in Section 2.2.This paper deals with the research questions on a quite high aggregation level,...

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Empirical evidence of direct rebound effect in Catalonia

Cited by 85 publications

References 17 publications

The influence of energy efficiency on other natural resources use: An input-output perspective

The influence of energy efficiency on other natural resources use: An input-output perspective

Are We Moving Towards an Energy-efficient Low-carbon Economy? An Input-output LMDI Decomposition of CO2 Emissions for Spain and the EU28

Insulation or Smart Temperature Control for Domestic Heating: A Combined Analysis of the Costs, the Eco-Costs, the Customer Perceived Value, and the Rebound Effect of Energy Saving

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