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

Jaume Freire-González

Energy Policy, 2017, vol. 102, issue C, 270-276

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Economic structure; Efficiency policies; Energy efficiency; EU-27; Rebound effect; Re-spending (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.002

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