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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 235-253 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | The Energy Journal |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2019 |
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Keywords
- technological change
- CGE models
- multiple benefits
- rebound
- economics
- energy
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Can the composition of energy use in an expanding economy be altered by consumers' responses to technological change? / Turner, Karen; Figus, Gioele; Swales, John Kim; Ryan, Lisa; Lecca, Patrizio; McGregor, Peter.
In: The Energy Journal , Vol. 40, No. 4, 01.07.2019, p. 235-253.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Can the composition of energy use in an expanding economy be altered by consumers' responses to technological change?
AU - Turner, Karen
AU - Figus, Gioele
AU - Swales, John Kim
AU - Ryan, Lisa
AU - Lecca, Patrizio
AU - McGregor, Peter
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - Technological change is necessary for economies to grow and develop. This paper investigates how this technological change could be directed in order to simultaneously reduce carbon-intensive energy use and deliver a range of economic benefits. Using both partial and general equilibrium modelling we consider improvements in the efficiency in the delivery of electricity as an increasingly low carbon option in the UK. We demonstrate how linking this to policy action to assist and encourage households to substitute away from more carbon-intensive gas- to electricity-powered heating systems may change the composition of energy use, and implied emissions intensity, but not the level of the resulting economic expansion.
AB - Technological change is necessary for economies to grow and develop. This paper investigates how this technological change could be directed in order to simultaneously reduce carbon-intensive energy use and deliver a range of economic benefits. Using both partial and general equilibrium modelling we consider improvements in the efficiency in the delivery of electricity as an increasingly low carbon option in the UK. We demonstrate how linking this to policy action to assist and encourage households to substitute away from more carbon-intensive gas- to electricity-powered heating systems may change the composition of energy use, and implied emissions intensity, but not the level of the resulting economic expansion.
KW - technological change
KW - CGE models
KW - multiple benefits
KW - rebound
KW - economics
KW - energy
UR - https://www.iaee.org/en/publications/journal.aspx
UR - https://www.iaee.org/en/publications/ejarticle.aspx?id=3384
U2 - 10.5547/01956574.40.4.ktur
DO - 10.5547/01956574.40.4.ktur
M3 - Article
VL - 40
SP - 235
EP - 253
JO - The Energy Journal
JF - The Energy Journal
SN - 0195-6574
IS - 4
ER -