Prof Steve Sorrell, professor of energy policy in the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex and researcher at the University of Oxford’s Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS).
Why ‘rebound effects’ may cut energy savings in half
In a new paper, published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, we examine the economy-wide impact of these effects and find they may erode more than half of the potential energy savings from improved energy efficiency.
March 3, 2021