That is if we ignore the Jevons effect: "In economics, the Jevons paradox occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with

That is if we ignore the Jevons effect: "In economics, the Jevons paradox occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with which a resource is used (reducing the amount necessary for any one use), but the rate of consumption of that resource rises due to increasing demand." https://web.archive.org/web/20150529111127/http://sspp.proquest.com/static_content/vol5iss1/book.polimeni-print.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150529111127/http://sspp.proqu...