Who rebounds most? Estimating direct and indirect rebound effects for different UK socioeconomic groups

Chitnis, M, Sorrell, S, Druckman, A, Firth, SK and Jackson, T (2014) Who rebounds most? Estimating direct and indirect rebound effects for different UK socioeconomic groups Ecological Economics, 106. pp. 12-32.

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Abstract

This study estimates the combined direct and indirect rebound effects from various types of energy efficiency improvement and behavioural change by UK households and explores how these effects vary with total expenditure. The methodology is based upon estimates of the expenditure elasticity and GHG intensity of 16 categories of goods and services, and allows for the capital cost and embodied emissions of the energy efficiency measures themselves. The study finds that rebound effects, in GHG terms, are modest (0-32%) for measures affecting domestic energy use, larger (25-65%) for measures affecting vehicle fuel use and very large (66-106%) for measures that reduce food waste. Furthermore, measures undertaken by low income households are associated with the largest rebound effects, with direct emissions forming a larger proportion of the total rebound effect for those households. Measures that are subsidised or affect highly taxed energy commodities may be less effective in reducing aggregate emissions. These findings highlight the importance of allowing for rebound effects within policy appraisals, as well as reinforcing the case for economy-wide carbon pricing. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > School of Economics
Authors :	Chitnis, M, Sorrell, S, Druckman, A, Firth, SK and Jackson, T
Date :	October 2014
DOI :	10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.07.003
Additional Information :	NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Ecological Economics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Ecological Economics, 106, October 2014, DOI 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.07.003.
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	13 Feb 2015 09:48
Last Modified :	06 Jul 2019 05:14
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/805924

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