International spillover and rebound effects from increased energy efficiency in Germany
Turner, Karen and Swales, Kim and Koesler, Simon (2016) International spillover and rebound effects from increased energy efficiency in Germany. Energy Economics, 54. 444–452. ISSN 0140-9883 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2015.12.011)
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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.
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Item type: Article ID code: 55273 Dates: DateEvent29 February 2016Published31 December 2015AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Economic Theory Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS)
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > International Public Policy Institute (IPPI)
Strathclyde Business School > Economics
Strathclyde Business School > Fraser of Allander InstituteDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 07 Jan 2016 15:37 Last modified: 07 Aug 2024 01:20 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/55273