Jeremy Thorpe
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Sally Wyatt
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Utility pricing – to block or not to block
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Rather than provide a volume discount, some utilities charge a higher rate for greater use. This approach, known as an inclining or rising block tariff, is often advocated as being a fair way to encourage conservation.
But is this really the case? This article investigates.
Dr Julius Ohrnberger
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Richard Gaunt
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Stephen Batstone
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Review of third-party access pricing to SA Water’s water infrastructure services
Nick Manning
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The emissions footprint of broadband in New Zealand
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This paper provides a first assessment of the emissions footprint of the current New Zealand fibre network, with a focus on internet provision to households and small to medium-sized businesses.
Infrastructure consenting for climate targets
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This research models the impact on New Zealand’s emissions reduction targets if the current resource consenting system continues to delay decisions on infrastructure project consenting.