NATURAL RESOURCES
Designing markets
We help clients with…
Creating market mechanisms to manage natural resources efficiently.
Emissions Trading Expert Evidence on Lake Taupo, New Zealand
Castalia compared effects of a regulatory regime and a cap-and-trade scheme to reduce non-point nitrate emissions into New Zealand’s Lake Taupo. Increased nitrate run-off from dairy farming was threatening the quality of water in Lake Taupo. Environment Waikato proposed what it called an ‘emissions-trading scheme’ which had the effect of stopping land from being converted to dairy-farming while doing little to improve the farming practices of existing dairy-farmers. Read more
Quota Competition Analysis for Fisheries Acquisition, New Zealand
Castalia analyzed whether the acquisition of additional scampi fishing quota by a fishing company would reduce competition. We found it would not. Competition authorities in New Zealand were concerned that aggregation of scampi fishing quota could undermine competition. Read more
Pricing Model Review for Fonterra Dairy Processor, New Zealand
Castalia reviewed the pricing model for raw milk in New Zealand to determine if the pricing model could allow Fonterra to use its market power to deter entry by independent processors. More than 80 percent of milk in New Zealand is collected and processed by Fonterra, the country’s largest dairy co-operative. Concerns were raised over Fonterra using its market power to deter entry by independent processors. Read more
Services
We help clients with transforming sector structures and policies to improve sustainability and performance of fisheries, agribusiness, and forestry, and ... Read more
We help clients with improving performance of producer cooperatives and other natural resource enterprises ... Read more
We help clients with economic analysis of competition in natural resource markets, including submissions and evidence to support engagement with ... Read more
We help clients with creating regulatory systems, so that natural resources are developed in an effective, sustainable manner. ... Read more
We help clients with assessing investment opportunities for developing natural resources ... Read more
We help clients with managing stakeholders and building consensus, so that government, business, and community stakeholders take ownership of natural ... Read more
We help clients by providing expert evidence, providing independent economic evidence to support planning applications and engagement in regulatory processes. ... Read more
We help clients with designing systems for resource and ecosystems management, building on our long-standing expertise in systems for optimal ... Read more
