Jevons Paradox: Sustainable Development Goals and Energy Rebound in Complex Economic Systems

Jevons Paradox has fundamental implications on sustainable development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paradox states that technological improvements aiming to increase the energy efficiency risk causing a rebound effect, and an increase in demand, production, and resource explo...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2022-08, Vol.15 (16), p.5821
Main Authors: Fich, Louise Ellegaard, Viola, Silvia, Bentsen, Niclas Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Climate change mitigation
Coal
Conflicts of interest
Developing countries
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy policy
energy rebound
Evaluation
Jevons Paradox
Laws, regulations and rules
LDCs
Measurement
Paradoxes
Renewable resources
Resource exploitation
SDGs
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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Summary:Jevons Paradox has fundamental implications on sustainable development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paradox states that technological improvements aiming to increase the energy efficiency risk causing a rebound effect, and an increase in demand, production, and resource exploitation. Third world countries undergoing early-stage technological development may be particularly vulnerable, but it is also relevant in complex economic systems, where policymaking on climate and energy building on insufficient knowledge and attention to rebound effects can impair the desired outcome in terms of climate change mitigation, resource use and sustainable development.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en15165821