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The british government has had many energy saving initiatives by increasing home insulation, energy saving light bulbs and their ilk, which have been pushed for
by rswskg 6y ago
The british government has had many energy saving initiatives by increasing home insulation, energy saving light bulbs and their ilk, which have been pushed for at least 20 years.
- Qwertious 6y agoThat's energy efficiency, which is not the same as reducing demand - it's Jevon's paradox all over again. Decreasing the cost of various energy uses results in people being less worried about using them, and using them more as a result. Plus, saving money and improving the economy increases energy use in general (not to imply that improving the economy is in itself a bad that). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox