Rebound effects may jeopardize the resource savings of circular consumption: evidence from household material footprints

The circular economy model aims to reduce the consumption of virgin materials by increasing the time materials remain in use while transitioning economic activities to sectors with lower material intensities. Circular economy concepts have largely been focussed on the role of businesses and institut...

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Main Authors: Juudit Ottelin, Hale Cetinay, Paul Behrens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abaa78