Article
Historical Evidence for Energy Consumption Rebound in 30 US Sectors and a Toolkit for Rebound Analysts
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
(2013)
Abstract
This article presents a detailed econometric analysis of historical energy efficiency rebound
magnitudes in the US economy by sector and in aggregate. The results strongly suggest that
energy consumption forecasts that ignore rebound effects will systematically and significantly
understate energy consumption. Accompanying this article is a toolkit that allows any analyst
to conduct a comparable analysis for any country, or sector, for which the data are available.
Keywords
- rebound,
- climate change,
- Translog function,
- technology gains,
- energy efficiency,
- IPCC
Disciplines
Publication Date
2013
Citation Information
Harry D. Saunders. 2013. "Historical Evidence for Energy Consumption Rebound in 30 US Sectors and a Toolkit for Rebound Analysts" Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 80(7) 2013: 1317-1330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2012.12.007