Does the Circular Economy Grow the Pie? The Case of Rebound Effects From Smartphone Reuse
The environmental benefits of the circular economy (CE) are often taken for granted. There are, however, reasons to believe that rebound effects may counteract such benefits by increasing overall consumption or “growing the pie.” In this study, we focus on two main rebound mechanisms: (1) imperfect...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Energy Research |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2018.00039/full |