International spillover and rebound effects from increased energy efficiency in Germany

Karen Turner; Kim Swales; Simon Koesler

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2015.12.011

International spillover and rebound effects from increased energy efficiency in Germany

Karen Turner, Kim Swales, Simon Koesler

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Abstract

The pollution/energy leakage literature raises the concern that policies implemented in one country, such as a carbon tax or tight energy restrictions, might simply result in the reallocation of energy use to other countries. This paper addresses these concerns in the context of policies to increase energy efficiency, rather than direct action to reduce energy use. Using a global CGE simulation model, we extend the analyses of ‘economy-wide’ rebound from the national focus of previous studies to incorporate international spill-over effects from trade in goods and services. Our focus is to investigate whether these effects have the potential to increase or reduce the overall (global) rebound of local energy efficiency improvements. In the case we consider, increased energy efficiency in German production generates changes in comparative advantage that produce negative leakage effects, thereby actually rendering global rebound less than national rebound.

Language	English
Pages	444–452
Number of pages	9
Journal	Energy Economics
Volume	54
DOIs	10.1016/j.eneco.2015.12.011
Publication status	Published - 29 Feb 2016

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Energy efficiency

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Carbon

International spillovers

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Germany

Energy use

Leakage

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Keywords

energy supply
energy and pollution leakage
trade spillover
general equilibrium
energy efficiency
rebound effects
energy demand

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Turner, K., Swales, K., & Koesler, S. (2016). International spillover and rebound effects from increased energy efficiency in Germany. Energy Economics, 54, 444–452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2015.12.011

Turner, Karen ; Swales, Kim ; Koesler, Simon. / International spillover and rebound effects from increased energy efficiency in Germany. In: Energy Economics. 2016 ; Vol. 54. pp. 444–452.

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