Does energy efficiency just make us use more stuff?

Improvements in energy efficiency could give us as much as 50% of the carbon reductions we need by 2050, according to the International Energy agency. But the 'Jevons Paradox' says the more efficient and cheaper we make things, the more we use them. So are we in a no-win situation or is there actually a way out?

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NEVER FORGET : EXXON KNEW!
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22092015/exxon-confirmed-global-warming-consensus-in-1982-with-in-house-climate-models/


Research Links
Main IEA Report
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/dfd9134f-12eb-4045-9789-9d6ab8d9fbf4/EnergyEfficiency2023.pdf

US Environmental Defense Fund
https://www.edf.org/card/6-ways-cut-big-waste-our-energy-system

UN Environment Programme
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/were-gobbling-earths-resources-unsustainable-rate

FT article about EVs
https://www.ft.com/content/3b2e3cef-cd9c-4044-b73f-5edef037f0fc

Elektrek Article about heat pumps
https://electrek.co/2023/03/31/heat-pump-sales-2022/

Visual Capitalist China Infographic
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/china-economic-growth-history/

Statista report on AC demand in China and India
https://www.statista.com/chart/22703/air-conditioning-by-region-country/

BNEF article on solar PV
https://about.bnef.com/blog/global-pv-market-outlook-4q-2023/#:~:text=As%202023%20draws%20to%20a,markets%20is%20weaker%20than%20expected.


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