Potentials & modelling
Energy sufficiency and rebound effects. Concept paper
Nov 2018 [eceee concept papers, Overview & framework, Potentials & modelling]
Managing the rebound effect. This concept paper discusses how energy sufficiency and the rebound effect interact. Rebound effects can constrain the energy savings from energy efficiency improvements. The paper examines the nature of these effects, and ask the question: can greater use of sufficiency policies and actions help to tackle negative rebounds, or will it create rebounds itself?
Association négaWatt (2018), La sobriété énergétique (in French)
Jan 2018 [Reports & books, Potentials & modelling]
This publication introduces and justifies the main energy sufficiency assumptions in the French négaWatt 2017–2050 scenario.
Mit Suffizienz mehr Klimaschutz modellieren (in German)
Jan 2018 [Reports & books, Potentials & modelling]
Carina Zell-Ziegler, Dr. Hannah Förster (2018). This study focuses on existing longer-term scenarios with stringent climate protection goals and how sufficiency is included when modelling these scenarios.
A low energy demand scenario for meeting the 1.5 °C target and sustainable development goals without negative emission technologies
Jan 2018 [Potentials & modelling, Other papers]
Arnulf Grubler et al (2018). This paper develops a narrative of future change based on observable trends that results in low energy demand.
Sufficiency in energy scenario studies: Taking the potential benefits of lifestyle changes into account
Jan 2017 [Potentials & modelling, Other papers]
Sascha Samadi et al (2017). This paper argues that behavioural changes towards energy-sufficient lifestyles have considerable potential to contribute to public policy goals and may even be indispensable for achieving some of these goals.