Rebound effect

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023273",
  "term": "Rebound effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The reduction in expected gains from improvements in the energy efficiency of a technology that results from changes in consumer behavior. For example, tighter vehicle fuel economy standards lead to rebound effects because these regulations make it cheaper to consume energy or fuel on a per-unit basis causing demand for these services and therefore emissions from them to increase.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Preparing Economic Analyses Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/rebound-effect/"
}