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Net zero by 2050 as a strategic objective
This note has a specific and limited purpose: to consider the appropriateness of a target of ‘net zero by
January 1, 2021
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The Role of Regulation & Policy in facilitating the optimal lowest cost integration of Variable Renewable Energy
Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) from wind and solar is frequently cited as the solution to UK Electricity decarbonisation. Technology
January 1, 2021
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Institutional Innovation Initiative & the Energy Transition
The Energy Transition represents an unprecedented challenge for Policy Makers. The speed and magnitude of emissions abatement demanded by
January 1, 2021
Miscellaneous Publications
Rethinking Regulation: Research
A document setting out some prospective, new thematic areas of policy research in cooperation with RPI ANZ, inviting support
July 29, 2020
Blog
Regulatory Policy Assessment in the Covid-19 era: a Once and Future Pathway?
Back in the 1990s and the early years of the 21st century the UK government developed a relatively sophisticated
April 15, 2020
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Economic Rents at Heathrow Airport
The Paper challenges the common supposition that (scarcity) rents at Heathrow airport accrue from airlines charging efficient clearing prices
April 15, 2020
Blog
On trust in markets
It was a great pleasure to spend two, sunny, late November days in Melbourne this year (2019) discussing the
December 17, 2019
Materials from Hertford Seminars
Chairman slides Privatisation Seminar Nov 2019
Delivered as part of ‘Has the privatisation experiment been a success with 30 years of evidence?’, Hertford Seminar in
November 20, 2019
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Investing in utility networks with less reliance on markets and more uncertainty: How do we deliver security and efficiency
Delivered as part of ‘Investing in utility networks with less reliance on markets and more uncertainty: how do we
January 22, 2019
Blog
Conservative philosophy, then and now
The Xmas and New Year break is a good time to catch up on background reading that has sat
December 27, 2018
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The logic of the Attorney General
This note focuses on a narrow front in the Brexit wars, the Attorney General’s (AG’s) advice on the Ireland/Northern
December 16, 2018
Blog
Mrs May’s assault on freedom: an intellectual error?
The Prime Minister’s letter to the nation of 24/11/18 reveals again the over-riding priority she attaches to reducing immigration,
November 25, 2018
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Regulation and competition with captive customers
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual
October 24, 2018
Materials from Conferences
Cognitive biases in the discovery and assessment of evidence in competition law cases
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual
September 25, 2018
Materials from Conferences
Mapping customer requirements and behaviours in retail energy and financial services: what differs
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual
September 24, 2018
Books
Airport Enterprises: An Economic Analysis
‘Airport Enterprises: An Economic Analysis’ frames the airport firm as a business platform for a broad spectrum of commercial activities, some of which enjoy the characteristics of two-sided markets