Myth of Resource Efficiency
Myth of Resource Efficiency 'The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource…
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Myth of Resource Efficiency
'The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. For example, doubling the efficiency of food production per hectare over the last 50 years (due to the Green Revolution) did not solve the problem of hunger. This has subsequently been proved to apply not just to fossil fuels, but other resource use scenarios.
The implications of this in today's world are substantial. The increase in efficiency increased production and worsened hunger because of the resulting increase in population. Many scientists and policymakers argue that future technological innovations will reduce consumption of resources; the Jevons Paradox explains why this may be a false hope.
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