A Tour of the Jevons Paradox: How Energy Efficiency Backfires

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dc.contributor.authorFix, Blair
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-11T02:14:39Z
dc.date.available2025-03-11T02:14:39Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractAccording to mainstream thinking, efficiency is a potent tool for conservation — a way to live better while using fewer resources. Unfortunately, this simple narrative is contradicted by overwhelming evidence. Instead of spurring conservation, efficiency seems to stimulate the consumption of more resources. This paper surveys the evidence for efficiency backfire and concludes that efficiency is a general tool for catalyzing technological sprawl.
dc.identifier.citationA Tour of the Jevons Paradox: How Energy Efficiency Backfires. Fix, Blair. (2024). Real-World Economics Review. No. 108, Supplement. July. pp. 40-64. (Article - Journal; English).
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42666
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectefficiency
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectJevons Paradox
dc.titleA Tour of the Jevons Paradox: How Energy Efficiency Backfires
dc.typeArticle

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