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Originally Posted by The Rooster
Interesting, the Javons paradox, founded on the study of actual data reveals a trend in coal consuption 150 years ago.
So sombody takes that data, then universally applies it, without further study, to all forms of fuel, including gasoline.
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Yeah, some people tend to do that. The last time we saw Jevon's paradox, ie the increase in efficiency is more than offset by an increase in consumption because of that increase in efficiency (not anything else), was the early 1900s during the expansion of the grid. The
rebound effect is common, but efficiency improvements still cut consumption in that context, they just don't cut it "perfectly" so to speak.