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Jevons, William Stanley
Paradoxes
Energy Efficiency Increases Total Energy Use

The Jevons Paradox

Technological progress that increases the efficiency with which a resource is used tends to increase (rather than decrease) the rate of consumption of that resource. [Wikipedia]

Subtopics:
The Jevons Paradox Miscellany
Renewable Energy Is Not Reducing Fossil Fuel Use
Adding Lanes to a Highway Increases Traffic