The Economic Effects of Energy Efficiency

摘要: This thesis investigates how the economic effects of energy efficiency, conceptual distinction between weak and strong sustainability, rebound their relations to sustainable are used in policy. According Dutch policy, efficiency is beneficial sustainability as it reduces amount resources needed produce a similar services. In this view, saves cuts back CO2-emissions. For we should save some for future generations, suggests using efficiently possible. When improvements equal cost reductions, they provide an option space savings investments. If stimuli actually lead being saved compatible with ‘strong sustainability’. Yet, if rents invested more consuming activities, not but can still be ‘weak The case which use generically called: effects. These problem popular idea adding aims sustainability. They show that counter-productive achieving or contradicts outcome suggested by policies; because based on calculations without accounting Energy go hand hand, at least, so seems. when taking closer look debates about I find relationship straightforward My if, context assumed environmental benefits reducing natural capital input same output, than ‘sustainable’ weaker stronger sense. But, leads effects, thereby increasing capital, only Even more, result increased level compared situation improvement, any latter case, two senses. possibility overlooked rather naive considering underlying