The evolution of benchmaking the carbon efficiency drinking water companies in England and Wales

IF 3.8 3区经济学 Q3 ENERGY & FUELS

Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI:10.1016/j.jup.2024.101836

Manuel Mocholi-Arce , Ramon Sala-Garrido , Alexandros Maziotis , Maria Molinos-Senante

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Abstract

Water utilities face the challenge of transitioning to a low-carbon urban water cycle while reducing operational costs. This study evaluates the static and dynamic carbon efficiency of a sample of water companies from 2013 to 2018 operating in England and Wales. Each company was evaluated relative to itself and its peers using cross-efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis techniques. The results showed that the carbon performance of the water industry improved by 2.1% per year, mainly due to efficiency change. In contrast, the contribution of factors driving technical and scale change was almost negligible.

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英格兰和威尔士饮用水公司碳效率基准的演变

水务公司面临着向低碳城市水循环过渡，同时降低运营成本的挑战。本研究评估了 2013 年至 2018 年在英格兰和威尔士运营的水务公司样本的静态和动态碳效率。采用交叉效率数据包络分析技术，对每家公司自身及其同行进行了评估。结果显示，水务行业的碳绩效每年提高 2.1%，这主要归功于效率变化。相比之下，技术和规模变化因素的贡献几乎可以忽略不计。

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Utilities Policy ENERGY & FUELS-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

CiteScore

6.80

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

66 days

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