Agriculture does not exist in a vacuum: Public policy, markets and social expectations can all disrupt the rebound effect. Jevons reminds us that efficiency changes behavior, but it does not dictate ...

I recently had the chance to participate in a panel about energy efficiency at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. I expected the usual discussion of all the opportunities we’re missing to be more ...

The primer on Jevons paradox that you didn't know you needed. This first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. Last week, news spread that a Chinese AI company, DeepSeek, had ...

A few weeks ago, a small and previously obscure Chinese startup called Deepseek released R1, a reasoning model it said was on par with the best models from competitors like OpenAI, Anthropic, and ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has shared his perspective on the increasing accessibility and efficiency of artificial intelligence (AI) in the wake of DeepSeek’s rising popularity. Taking to Twitter, ...

It’s a given among Peak Oilers and New Urbanists alike that the imminent and permanent return of high oil prices will send convulsions through the suburban American landscape. But it’s one thing when ...

In a recent post on LED lighting, I raised the spectre of Jevons Paradox, paraphrasing Stanley by saying that "It is wholly a confusion to suppose that more efficient lighting leads to diminished ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Treehugger reports that in Sweden, purchases of fuel-efficient cars are on the rise, ...

Jevons paradox and AI All of a sudden, it seems like a lot of people are talking about the potential for a Jevons paradox in the market for artificial intelligence. This wouldn't be the first time the ...