Overconsumption Flashcards
1
Q
Wiedmann and Lenzen (2018)
A
10-70% of global environmental impacts happen at a distance from the consumption that causes them
2
Q
Jevon’s Paradox
A
In the long term, an increase in resource use efficiency will generate an increase in resource consumption rather than a decrease
Challenges the narratives behind SGDs striving for improvements in energy efficiency
3
Q
“Re-bound effect”
A
technological advancements / increased productivity can make a resource more affordable / accessible; as a result, the demand for that resource increases, off-setting any potential resource savings achieved through efficiency gains
4
Q
A
food production, consumption and waste accounts for ~25 to 33% greenhouse gas emissions
