Galvin Ray

Rubrique:

Usages de l’énergie

Parution:

2015

Titre Ouvrage:

The Rebound Effect in Home Heating: A Guide for Policymakers and Practitioners

Édition:

Abingdon: Routledge

This is a definitive guide to the rebound effect in home heating – the increase in energy service use after a technological intervention aimed at reducing consumption ; it sets out what the effect is, how it plays out in the home heating sector, what this implies for energy saving initiatives in this sector, and how it relates to the rebound effect in other sectors ;  it summarises the empirical evidence, exploring its causes and the attempts that are made to mitigate it.