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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (11783)	2/2/2011 9:50:36 PM
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Energy Efficiency Leads to Higher CO2 Emissions? Posted by Chris Vernon on February 2, 2011 - 12:09pm Energy efficiency leads to higher consumption of fossil fuel and therefore higher carbon dioxide emissions. Euan made this point in a recent discussion. It made me think. Euan's reasoning is that by increasing the energy efficiency we increase the energy service which in turn allows us to pay a higher price per unit energy. This enables higher ultimate production of fossil fuels with their associated CO2 emission to the atmosphere. It's a compelling argument, especially as we are seeing increasing production today from expensive deep water, tar sands, shale gas etc. Here I offer a few thoughts around this idea. Please note this post is entirely qualitative, the numbers (percentages and dollars) below aren't related to the real world at all, they are purely illustrative. theoildrum.com