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How Improving Household Efficiency Could Boost the Scottish Economy

Briefings and reports

The Centre for Energy Policy research highlights several potential positive impacts of national household energy efficiency initiatives, at both household and economy-wide levels.
In particular, the economy-wide perspective highlights that there are advantages both in terms of reduced energy costs and greater disposable income when household energy efficiency improves. There are also positive economy-wide impacts of the energy rebound of any spending of the resulting increased disposable income.

Read more about ‘Energy saving innovations and economy wide rebound effects‘.