Evidence of direct and indirect rebound effect in households in EU-27 countries

This research estimates the direct and indirect rebound effect of energy efficiency in households for the EU-27 countries (the first twenty-seven Member States of the European Union). A hybrid methodology that combines econometric estimates, environmental extended input-output analysis and re-spendi...

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Published in:Energy policy 2017-03, Vol.102, p.270-276
Main Author: Freire-González, Jaume
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Econometrics
Economic structure
Efficiency
Efficiency policies
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy policy
Estimates
EU-27
Europe
Expenditures
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Guanosine diphosphate
Households
Impact analysis
Manycountries
Power efficiency
Re-spending
Rebound effect
Residential energy
Studies
Values
Weighting
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Summary:This research estimates the direct and indirect rebound effect of energy efficiency in households for the EU-27 countries (the first twenty-seven Member States of the European Union). A hybrid methodology that combines econometric estimates, environmental extended input-output analysis and re-spending models has been developed. Although most of the economies present values below 100%, there are seven countries situated above this critical threshold. By weighting individual estimates by GDP, an average value for the overall EU-27 economy has been found between 73.62% and 81.16%. These results suggest that the energy policy at the European level should be rethought if efficiency measures pursue reducing energy consumption and tackling climate change. •Empirical evidence of direct and indirect rebound effect is provided for EU-27.•Most economies have a rebound effect below the threshold of 100% (20 of them).•Additional energy efficiency measures are needed even with low direct rebounds.
ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.002