Figge, F, Young, CW orcid.org/0000-0003-2586-9450 and Barkemeyer, R (2014) Sufficiency or efficiency to achieve lower resource consumption and emissions? The role of the rebound effect. Journal of Cleaner Production, 69. pp. 216-224. ISSN 0959-6526
Abstract
A frequent criticism of eco-efficiency strategies is that an increase in efficiency can be offset by the rebound effect. Sufficiency is discussed as a new strategy involving self-imposed restriction of consumption but can also be subject to the rebound effect. We show that the range of possible secondary effects of efficiency and sufficiency strategies goes beyond the rebound effect. The rebound effect can indeed also be linked to eco-sufficiency strategies but there are further secondary effects of both eco-efficiency and eco-sufficiency strategies, such as double dividend effects. We develop an ‘Eco-efficiency-sufficiency matrix’ to logically order eco-efficiency and sufficiency measures to attain lower resource consumption and emissions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014,Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper accepted for publication in Journal of Cleaner Production. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Eco-efficiency; (eco-)sufficiency; rebound effect; Jevons’ paradox |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2014 11:45 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2020 13:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.031 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.031 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:77500 |