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An increase in efficiency does not necessarily mean a reduction in total consumption. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by rejberg 8y ago
An increase in efficiency does not necessarily mean a reduction in total consumption. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
- dTal 8y agoI've always struggled with the application of Jevon's paradox to decision making. Does it mean we shouldn't try to make our usage of scarce resources more efficient?
- Retra 8y agoI think it just means you have to do more than simply make things efficient. You also have to have some way to minimize total costs.