Browsing by Author "Barton, Barry"
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Adaptive management under the RMA: the tension between finality and flexibility
(University of Auckland, 2020)Adaptive management is commonly used to manage activities that require resource consents under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) that have uncertain, complex and potentially significant environmental effects. This ... -
Carbon capture and storage law for New Zealand: A comparative study
(Centre for Environmental Law, the University of Auckland, 2009)Carbon capture and storage, or geosequestration, is an emerging technique to address climate change by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide. New Zealand law does not presently provide for carbon capture and storage. The ... -
Carbon capture and storage: Designing the legal and regulatory framework for New Zealand
(Centre for Environmental, Resources and Energy law, The University of Waikato, 2013-09)The purpose of this Report is to identify the best possible legal framework for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in New Zealand. The Report is of a study funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment under ... -
Compensating for ecological harm - the state of play in New Zealand
(New Zealand Ecological Society, 2014-01-01)Ecological compensation involves measures to create positive conservation outcomes intended to offset the residual impacts of development (e.g. restoration planting, pest control). Rarely, however, have the exchanges ... -
The Denominator problem: Energy demand in a sustainable energy policy
(The Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)Often when people think of policy for long-term sustainability they think of energy supply and not energy demand. What comes to mind often are new sources of supply on the very edge of technology, such as shale gas and ...
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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 ...
