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Articles about Rebound Effects

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    Frequently Asked Questions About Nuclear Power
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    • Energy and Climate
    • by Alex Trembath & Jesse Jenkins
    CO2 Scorecard Misses the Point (Again) on Rebound and Efficiency
  • Energy Efficiency, Rebound, and the Rise of the Rest

    Quick quiz: If you improve the productivity of energy use at a steel plant in China, will that plant save energy, or…

    Energy and Climate
    Jesse Jenkins
    by Jesse Jenkins
  • 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
  • Energyefficiency Cover
    • Energy and Climate
    • Jesse Jenkins
      by Jesse Jenkins
    FAQ: Rebound Effects and the “Energy Emergence” Report
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    • by Jesse Jenkins , Michael Shellenberger & Ted Nordhaus
    Energy Emergence: Rebound and Backfire as Emergent Phenomena

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