Browsing by Author "Barton, Barry"
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The role of law in climate change mitigation in oil and gas production
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Scientific evidence and ideas about climate change suggest the need for a global energy shift from oil and fossil fuels to renewables and other forms of clean energy. This transition will not be possible without understanding ... -
The law for the emerging active role of electricity consumers
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis investigates the role of law in shaping the liberalised electricity system for a more active role of consumers. The research studies three countries, New Zealand, Colombia and the Netherlands, to analyse how ... -
Improving water allocation law and policy in New Zealand: Lessons from Australia
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The main research question in this thesis is what lessons can New Zealand learn from the Australian experience in water allocation? In order to answer this question the thesis first examines the current water allocation ... -
Liability for pollution damage from offshore oil spills: The CLC and fund conventions, the EU's Environmental Liability Directive and their implications for New Zealand law
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This thesis will apply conventional methods of legal analysis to ask how New Zealand’s offshore petroleum liability regime came to be created from a pair of international shipping liability and fund conventions, and ... -
Would a water market system coupled with a beneficial use doctrine similar to that of the western United States help foster sustainability of water resource allocation in New Zealand?
(University of Waikato, 2016)In New Zealand, water supply has historically been a given. There is a perception that the country is well-watered and up to a point this is true, or at least has been true. However water is not always available at the ...