Energy Efficiency and the Rebound Effect: Presentations

June 27, 2011

8:30 – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 AM Welcome remarks and introductions (Inês Azevedo) [PDF]
9:30 – 9:45 AM Goals and organization for the next two days (Inês Azevedo)
9:45 – 11:00 AM Session 1: Recent efforts and research updates
9:45 – 9:55 AM Recent U.S. efforts in estimating rebound effects (Jesse Jenkins) [think piece] [PDF]
9:55 – 10:00 AM Questions
10:00 – 10:10 AM Bounding the Rebound Effect: Key Conceptual Issues and a Framework for Estimation (Jim Sweeney) [PDF]
10:10 – 10:15 AM Questions
10:15 – 10:25 AM Review of findings from a study commissioned by the EU Commission, DG Environment (Karen Turner) [think piece] [PDF]
10:25 – 10:30 AM Questions
10:30 – 11:00 AM Group Discussion
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Session 2: Defining the “rebound” effect: do we need a new taxonomy?
11:00 – 11:10 AM The direct rebound effect (Michael Blackhurst) [think piece] [PDF]
11:10 – 11:15 AM Questions
11:15 – 11:25 AM U.S. Economy-wide rebound (Harry Saunders) [think piece] [PDF]
11:25 – 11:30 AM Questions
11:30 – 11:40 AM Economy-wide effects using EIO-LCA (Brinda Thomas) [think piece] [PDF]
11:40 – 11:45 AM Questions
11:45 – 11:55 AM Rebound effect: reviewing a briefing from OMB (John Graham) [think piece] [PDF]
11:55 – 12:00 PM Questions
12:00 – 12:30 PM Group Discussion
12:30 – 1:00 PM Box Lunch and short lunch break
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Session 3: Sector Analysis
1:00 – 1:10 PM Residential/Commercial sector: An example from lighting (Jeff Tsao) [think piece] [PDF]
1:10 – 1:15 PM Questions
1:15 – 2:15 PM Transportation sector (4 separate talks on transportation issues from David Greene [think piece] [PDF], Paul Fischbeck [PDF], Costa Samaras [PDF], Chris Hendrickson [think piece] [PDF], 10min each, followed 5min of questions)
2:15 – 2:25 PM Virtual rebound effects: long-term infrastructure investments, and interaction with absolute rebound effects (Jon Strand) [think piece] [PDF]
2:25 – 2:30 PM Questions
2:30 – 2:40 PM Conservation, energy efficiency and GHGs: some questions (Bob Nordhaus) [think piece] [PDF]
2:40 – 2:45 PM Questions
2:45 – 2:55 PM Lessons from the U.S. Industrial Sector: Limitations of Existing Data and Methods (Danny Cullenward) [PDF]
2:55 – 3:00 PM Questions
3:00 – 3:30 PM Group Discussion
3:30 – 3:45 PM Short Coffee Break
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM Session 4: International Comparisons
3:45 – 3:55 PM The Jevons’ Paradox in transitional and developing countries: questions to be addressed (John Polimeni) [think piece] [PDF]
3:55 – 4:00 PM Questions
4:00 – 4:10 PM The rebound effect in the Chinese context (Cheryl Chi) [think piece] [PDF]
4:10 – 4:15 PM Questions
4:15 – 4:25 PM Determinants and potential magnitude of economy-wide rebound effects: overview of key findings from a research project funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (Karen Turner) [think piece] [PDF]
4:25 – 4:30 PM Questions
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Session 5: Breakout groups to identify and discuss relevant research areas
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Session 6: Review of the findings from the breakout groups by the rapporteurs
5:30 – 7:00 PM Break
7:00 PM Cocktail Reception and Dinner – Tabard Inn, 1739 N Street, NW (202-785-1277;331-8528)

June 28, 2011

8:30 – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 AM Review of the agenda for the day and go over any changes
9:10 AM – 10:40 AM Session 7: Frontiers in research on energy efficiency and consumer behavior
9:10 – 9:20 AM Frontiers of research in energy efficiency (Alan Sanstad) [think piece] [PDF]
9:20 – 9:25 AM Questions
9:25 – 9:35 AM Energy efficiency policies and the rebound effect (Skip Laitner) [PDF]
9:35 – 9:40 AM Questions
9:40 – 9:50 AM Aligning consumer decisions and sustainability objectives: energy efficiency in the residential retrofit market (Hadi Dowlatabadi) [think-piece] [PDF]
9:50 – 9:55 AM Questions
9:55 – 10:05 AM Can behavioral and social aspects of rebound effects be a starting point for policy interventions? (Ortwin Renn/Marco Sonnberger) [think-piece]
10:05 – 10:10 AM Questions
10:10 – 10:40 AM Group discussion
10:40 AM – 1:30 PM Session 8: Energy efficiency, policy evaluation, new methods and the rebound effect
10:40 – 10:50 AM The rebound effect and energy efficiency programs: an evaluator’s perspective (Ed Vine) [think-piece] [PDF]
10:50 – 10:55 AM Questions
10:55 – 11:05 AM Rebound Effects and Attic Insulation (Kevin Hassett) [think-piece]
11:05 – 11:10 AM Questions
11:10 – 11:20 AM Energy efficiency and rebound effect in energy and climate models (Ortwin Renn)
11:20 – 11:25 AM Questions
11:25 – 11:35 AM It’s ok, honey, we’re an 8! The potential for rebound in a residential energy efficiency program (Christa McDermott) [think-piece] [PDF]
11:35 – 11:40 AM Questions
11:40 – 11:50 AM A tassel in the study of technological change dynamics (Elena Verdolini) [think-piece] [PDF]
11:50 – 11:55 AM Questions
11:55 – 12:05 PM Macro economic rebound, Jevon’s Paradox and economic development (Bob Kopp) [think-piece] [PDF]
12:05 – 12:10 PM Questions
12:10 – 12:30 PM Box Lunch and short lunch break before we continue with session 8
12:30 – 12:40 PM Energy efficiency rebound: A little bit of data makes the hypothesis go down (Michael Dworkin) [think-piece]
12:40 – 12:45 PM Questions
12:45 – 12:55 PM Rebound effect, alternative fuels and LCA (Mike Griffin) [think-piece] [PDF]
12:55 – 1:00 PM Questions
1:00 – 1:30 PM Group discussion
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Session 9: Breakout groups to identify and discuss relevant research areas
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Session 10: Review of the findings from the breakout groups by the rapporteurs
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Wrap up and next steps