Energy Emergence: Rebound & Backfire as Emergent Phenomena

Breakthrough Institute / by Jesse Jenkins, Ted Nordhaus, and Michael Shellenberger http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/Energy_Emergence.pdf [Summary] Energy efficiency is widely viewed as an inexpensive way to reduce aggregate energy consumption and thus greenhouse gas emissions. Many national governments, the International Energy Agency, and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have each recommended energy efficiency measures as … Continue reading »

Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009

US EPA http://tinyurl.com/467rcez [From Executive Summary] An emissions inventory that identifies and quantifies a country’s primary anthropogenic sources and sinks of greenhouse gases is essential for addressing climate change. This inventory adheres to both 1) a comprehensive and detailed set of methodologies for estimating sources and sinks of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, and 2) a common … Continue reading »