Category: Australia, New Zealand

Better Place’s Mainstream Auto Market Grab - Cost equivalent of company’s battery-swapping service to be $2-a-gallon gasoline

By CostBenefit on Jul 17, 2010 | In Energy, Europe, Asia, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Transportation, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Australia, New Zealand, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

... The founder and chief executive of the electric-car battery-swapping company Better Place Shai Agassi ... hopes to lower the price of electric cars by selling them separately from their batteries and turning battery charging into a service. No one k… more »

Urban Water Restrictions: Attitudes and Avoidance

By CostBenefit on Jun 7, 2010 | In Water, Academic Study/Journal Article, Australia, New Zealand, Regulatory Analysis, Conference/Meeting/Seminar, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

Abstract: In most urban cities across Australia, water restrictions remain the dominant policy mechanism to restrict urban water consumption. The extensive adoption of water restrictions over several years means that Australian urban water prices have co… more »

Evaluating energy, health and carbon co-benefits from improved domestic space heating: A randomised community trial

By CostBenefit on May 27, 2010 | In Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Health, Green Buildings, Academic Study/Journal Article, Australia, New Zealand, Regulatory Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: In order to value the costs and benefits associated with improved space heating we analysed the Housing, Heating and Health Study, a randomised community trial involving installation of energy efficient and healthy heaters (heat pump, wood pell… more »

Turning Water into Carbon: Carbon sequestration vs. water flow in the Murray-Darling Basin

By CostBenefit on May 23, 2010 | In Water, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Land + Water, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Australia, New Zealand, Regulatory Analysis, Conference/Meeting/Seminar, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: Large scale forest plantations in the Murray-Darling Basin may be embraced as a carbon sequestration mechanism under a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. However, increased tree plantation will be associated with reduced inflows to river system… more »

Economic impact of the integration of alternative vehicle technologies into the New Zealand vehicle fleet

By CostBenefit on Apr 24, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Australia, New Zealand, Savings, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: A multi-regional integrated energy systems model is developed to assess the economic impact of hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen internal combustion, and battery electric technologies on the economy of New Zealand. Base case results suggest that a h… more »
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