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Higher efficiency would lead to lower consumption.
by black-tea 8y ago
Higher efficiency would lead to lower consumption.
- bottled_poe 8y agoYou might think so, but... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
- Shivetya 8y agoas energy becomes cheaper and cheaper it will certainly be used in greater amounts. one side effect that may still be of concern is all the waste heat from its use. I look at it this way, as computer capability increased we never ceased to find ways to use more of it.
- black-tea 8y agoTrue. The same with highways.
- coldtea 8y agoOnly if demand remained the same. Higher efficiency can low prices, and thus increase demand.
- aaron695 8y agoYou are obviously correct but you do not address the article which is factually incorrect. People do not understand Jevons paradox. They need to read wiki closer, and need to understand it is not useful in the Real World. You simply do not see it happening, ever. I've yet to see it applied to present day correctly of the dozens of attempts where people state it's Jevons paradox. In this article this quote is simply a lie (if true though, it actually would be Jevons Paradox (Technically i'd have to be more than 6)), which you will see if you follow the link it gives, not true. They are talking 10% maybe?, not 600%+ ! "For example, the advance of solid state lighting (LED), which is six times more energy efficient than old-fashioned incandescent lighting, has not led to a decrease in energy demand for lighting. Instead, it resulted in six times more light." [9] This is just common sense, are there really more than 6 times the light bulbs now we use LED lights?