Matthew Paterson
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:24:59 -0700
There's a good discussion of the rebound effect in: Energy Policy 2000. On the rebound?¹, Special Issue edited by Lee Schipper, Energy Policy 28, 6-7. The rebound effect is effectively a special case of the 'Jevons paradox' expounded by Stanley Jevons in the 1865. Cheers Mat -- Matthew Paterson Professor of Political Science School of Political Studies Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 55, rue Laurier est / 55 Laurier East Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada tel: +1 613 562-5800 x1716 Fax +1 613 562-5371 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web site: http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/pol/eng/index.asp Co-editor, Global Environmental Politics: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/glep > From: Steven Bernstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:05:49 -0400 > To: "VanDeveer, Stacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Ruba Marshood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu> > Subject: RE: Environmental Policy Failures compiled list > > In regard to Stacy's comments, there is a literature on the "rebound > effect" that might be of interest. I.e., the idea that increased > efficiencies can have the perverse effect of encouraging people to consume > more. Sorry I don't have citations offhand. I gather there is also a > debate about its robustness. > > Steven > > On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, VanDeveer, Stacy wrote: > >> Hi - I'll add on too. >> >> I think you might look for several examples of policies that improved >> environmental efficiency (if way use such language), bur failed to >> protect the environment. For example, neither US CAFÉ standards nor >> European style petrol taxes have stopped the growth in vehicle miles >> traveled or the growth in aggregate demand for gasoline (with all of >> the incumbent environmental implications). In other words, I think >> one might pay special attention to policies that were successful in >> meeting some of their goals, but still failed to curb significant >> aspects of environmental damage. >> >> --sv >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruba Marshood >> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:05 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu >> Subject: Re: Environmental Policy Failures compiled list >> >> >> >> I would suggest adding - to the note on sharks - that they are not only >> harmed via by-catch, but also in targetted fisheries. the biggest threat is >> practice in which they are treated after being caught (whether incidentally >> or not) - in that they are finned and dumped back to sea. Essentially, this >> is cost-effective practice as the market values fins over the rest of the >> body by the tenfold...so for the fishers, it is much greater profit to take >> only the fins of as many sharks as possible rather than take the whole shark >> on board, with limited space, and have fewer fins. >> >> >> >> thanks for sharing! >> >> ruba >> >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Shannon K. Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Thank you so much to everyone who replied with examples of >> environmental policy failures. It was depressing but useful. >> Below is the compiled list: >> >> Shannon >> >> - collapse of the cod fishery in Newfoundland >> - European emissions trading scheme >> - Yellowstone Wildfires >> - Sharks are being torn out the ocean, but as by-catch, and no-on >> pays attention to by-catch and beyond that sharks have little >> salience in policy circles (here CITES has been neutered-- we >> only have 4 sharks listed, one on the strict list but almost all >> the great sharks have collapsed). >> >> - Coral reefs, mangroves, and sea grass communities are getting >> shredded. Mangroves have many domestic laws protecting them as >> commons, but the same countries sanction enclosure and tearing >> them down for shrimp ponds. >> - US failure to sign Kyoto >> - the fizzle of the National Acid Precip. Assess Project... >> - why the local public utility commission doesn't promote least >> cost procurement that includes energy efficiency and/or renewable >> energy, and internalizes true socio-environmental costs of all >> energy alternatives >> >> Other References: >> - Paul F. Steinberg "Understanding Policy Change in Developing >> Countries: The Spheres of Infuence Framework" Global >> Environmental Politics 3:1, February 2003 >> >> Ludwig et al, about 1993 had a great short piece in either >> Science or Nature, on failure of fishery policy. >> >> - Dimitrov, Radoslav S., Detlef F. Sprinz, Gerald M. DiGiusto, >> and Alexander Kelle. 2007. International Nonregimes: A Research >> Agenda. International Studies Review 9 (2):230-258. >> >> - Rado S. Dimitrov, "Confronting Non-Regimes: Science and >> International Coral Reef Policy," Journal of Environment and >> Development, vol. 11, no. 1 (March 2002), pp. 53-78. >> >> - EEA (2005) Environmental policy integration in Europe - State >> of play and an evaluation framework, EEA Technical report No. >> 2/2005, European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, >> http://reports.eea.eu.int/technical_report_2005_2/ (7/6/05). >> >> - OECD (2002) Improving Policy Coherence and Integration for >> Sustainable Development: A Checklist, Organisation for Economic >> Cooperation and Development, Paris, >> www.oecd.org/dataoecd/60/1/1947305.pdf >> >> - Jordan, A. and Lenschow, A. (2000) 'Greening' the European >> Union: what can be learnt from the 'leaders' of EU environmental >> policy?, European Environment, 10, 109-120. >> >> - Jordan, A. and Schout, A. (2005) National EU policy >> coordination and 'integration' in EU policies. In Environmental >> Policy Integration Mechanisms and Tools, CSERGE-UEA, 21-22 March >> 2005, Norwich. Available at >> http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/cserge/highlights/march%20conf/ >> envpol_integration_programme.htm >> <http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/cserge/highlights/march%20conf/envpol_integration_p >> rogramme.htm> (22/3/05). >> >> - Lenschow, A. (2002a) Conclusion: what are the bottlenecks and >> where are the opportunities for greening the EU? In Environmental >> Policy Integration: Greening Sectoral Policies in Europe (Ed, >> Lenschow, A.) Earthscan, London, pp. 219-233. >> >> - Lenschow, A. (2002b) Greening the European Union. In >> Environmental Policy Integration: Greening Sectoral Policies in >> Europe (Ed, Lenschow, A.) Earthscan, London, pp. 3-21. >> >> - Liberatore, A. (1997) The Integration of Sustainable Development >> Objectives into EU Policy Making: Barriers and prospects. In The >> Politics of Sustainable Development: Theory, policy and practice >> within the European Union (Eds, Baker, S., Kousis, M., >> Richardson, D. and Young, S.) Routledge, London. >> >> >> >> Shannon K. Orr, Ph.D. >> Graduate Coordinator (MPA)/Assistant Professor >> Department of Political Science 110 Williams Hall >> Bowling Green State University >> Bowling Green, OH 43403-0220 >> (419)372-7593 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ---------------- > Steven Bernstein > Associate Professor, Department of Political Science > Associate Director, Centre for International Studies > University of Toronto > 1 Devonshire Place > Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3K7 > Tel: 416 946-8930 Fax: 416 946-8915 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >