Jevons paradox

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:appliesTo fossil fuels
energy resources
technological improvements
gptkbp:citation energy policy debates
gptkbp:defines An increase in the efficiency with which a resource is used tends to increase (rather than decrease) the rate of consumption of that resource.
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:William_Stanley_Jevons
gptkbp:field economics
energy economics
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:The_Coal_Question
1865
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jevons paradox
gptkbp:influenced environmental economics
sustainability studies
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_Stanley_Jevons
gptkbp:relatedTo energy efficiency
rebound effect
resource consumption
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Stanley_Jevons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5