Economy-wide rebound in energy use is often presented as a necessary "evil" accompanying economic expansion triggered by energy efficiency improvements. We challenge this position in two, inter-related ways. First, we question the emphasis on potential technical energy savings and losses due to...

The COVID-19 crisis comes at a complex moment for European climate policy as it pivots from a 40% 2030 emissions reduction target to a European Green Deal that is in better alignment with long-term Paris Agreement goals. Here, the implications of the dramatic fall in economic output associated...

The aim of this paper is to test for the persistence of the landlord-tenant energy efficiency problem in the residential rental property market in the presence of information on property energy performance. To do this, we compare the efficiency of rental and non-rental properties using a...

Die russische Energiebranche ist der vielversprechendste Exportbereich des Landes. Allerdings kämpft die Branche damit, sich von den scharfen Regulierungen und ökonomischen Störungen zu befreien, die aus der Sowjetzeit stammen. 1993 ging der inländische Ölverbrauch um 16% zurück. Während...