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Climate 201: Energy Efficiency IV: Jevons' Paradox, and Conclusion.
38 minutes Posted Apr 13, 2021 at 12:30 am.
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In The Coal Question, Jevons - alongside realising that we needed a transition to renewable energy 150 years ago - posed the efficiency paradox. Using energy more efficiently motivates you to use more energy. Can energy efficiency "rebound" and backfire like this in real systems? That's the question we explore in this episode.