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

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

Utilities Policy, 2024, vol. 91, issue C

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.

Keywords: Carbon emission productivity; Cross efficiency; Carbon efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101836

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