In today’s episode, we cover:

● The Rebound Effect and the ironic implications of improving energy efficiency

● Harry’s journey into Climate Change

● How Harry earned the moniker, “The Godfather of Rebound”

● Contention around rebound and its Climate implications

● Factoring in the welfare of those in developing countries and the plight of “energy poverty”

● The integral role of nuclear in any clean energy strategy

● Ecomodernism and the focus on GDP-driven solutions to Climate Change

Links to topics discussed in this episode:

● Decision Processes Incorporated: http://www.decisionprocessesinc.com/

● Khazzoom–Brookes postulate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazzoom%E2%80%93Brookes_postulate

● The Rebound Effect: https://blog.ucsusa.org/peter-oconnor/energy-efficiency-what-is-the-rebound-effect-946

● Amory Lovins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amory_Lovins

● Rocky Mountain Institute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Institute

● Ecomodernist Manifesto: http://www.ecomodernism.org/

● Environmental Kuznets Curve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuznets_curve#Environmental_Kuznets_curve

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