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Notes
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It also needs to be recognised that these policies may not sometimes be able to achieve the
desired outcome if the rebound effect is high.
For instance, if improving fuel economy of vehicles leads to higher and more intensive usage
of vehicles, the basic objective of reducing
emissions or pollutants could get frustrated.
For more details on different PILs on pollution,
see http://cpcb.nic.in/upload/Newsletters/
Newsletters_17_2002.pdf
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