Journal
NATURE + CULTURE
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 356-377Publisher
BERGHAHN JOURNALS
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2018.130303
Keywords
defuturization; energy efficiency; futurization; hegemonic discourse; rebound effect
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- Polish National Science Centre [2016/21/B/HS6/03706]
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The aim of the article is to discuss the unintended consequences of energy efficiency, in the context of defuturization, by addressing the phenomenon of the rebound effect. The energy discourse is presented as ideological discourse protecting the status quo, even if it contemplates alternatives solutions. The interpretation of energy efficiency in the light of the Luhmannian concept of temporal structures in the modern society is proposed, and two types of expert narratives on the rebound effect are outlined: the mechanistic rebound effect and the systemic Jevons paradox. Finally, we explain why none of them are noticeably reflected in public discourse on energy policy and are limited to the scientific milieu.
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