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Articles about Emergence

  • E2E Main
    • Energy and Climate
    • Harry Saunders
      by Harry Saunders
    E2e Scholars Acknowledge the Importance of Rebound
  • Nabana No Sato
    • Energy and Climate
    • Breakthrough Staff
      by Breakthrough Staff
    Collection: Energy Efficiency
  • Les Main
    • by Alex Trembath , Amy Meyer , Harry Saunders & more
    Lighting, Electricity, Steel
  • Techfamilymain
    • Energy and Climate
    • Breakthrough Staff
      by Breakthrough Staff
    World Energy Agency Exaggerates Climate Potential of Efficiency
  • Amory Lovins
    • Energy and Climate
    • Breakthrough Staff
      by Breakthrough Staff
    Amory Lovins’ Efficiency Fantasy
  • Jesse Jenkins

    Jesse Jenkins, Breakthrough Institute's Energy and Climate Policy Director and cofounder of Breakthrough Generation,…

    Breakthrough Staff
    by Breakthrough Staff
  • Manufacturing 447
    • Energy and Climate
    • Harry Saunders
      by Harry Saunders
    CO2 Scorecard Misrepresents and Misunderstands Efficiency Rebound Research
  • Does Efficiency Present a Catch-22?

    Writing for Conservation Magazine, reporter John Carey spotlights an ongoing debate over "rebound effects" simmering…

    Energy and Climate
    Jesse Jenkins
    by Jesse Jenkins
  • Goldstein Martinez
    • Energy and Climate
    • by Jesse Jenkins & Harry Saunders
    Rebound and Rigor: NRDC’s Entry Into Rebound Effect Debate Stuck in the Past
  • Energyefficiency Cover
    • Energy and Climate
    • Jesse Jenkins
      by Jesse Jenkins
    FAQ: Rebound Effects and the “Energy Emergence” Report
  • Energyefficiency Cover
    • by Jesse Jenkins , Michael Shellenberger & Ted Nordhaus
    Energy Emergence: Rebound and Backfire as Emergent Phenomena

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