Historical Evidence for Energy Consumption Rebound in 30 US Sectors and a Toolkit for Rebound Analysts

This article presents a detailed econometric analysis of historical energy consumption rebound magnitudes in the US economy by sector and in aggregate. The results appear to challenge the projections of the IPCC and call into question the potential for energy efficiency gains to provide a significant source of climate change remedies. Posted online alongside this article is a toolkit that allows any analyst to conduct a comparable analysis for any country, or sector, for which the data are available.

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