ECONOMIC CONSULTING ASSOCIATES
Scaling up off-utility water provision

Scaling up off-utility water provision

ECA INSIGHT >> Scaling up off-utility water provision Over half of the global population currently lacks access to a safe, affordable, and reliable water supply. An estimated 676 million people depend on alternative off-utility supplies, as piped connections are...
Making CBAM work for the EU’s near neighbours

Making CBAM work for the EU’s near neighbours

ECA INSIGHT >> Making CBAM work for the EU’s near neighbours In February, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted in favour of the block introducing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), passing another milestone on the path to the world’s...
Can markets work at net zero?

Can markets work at net zero?

ECA INSIGHT >> Can markets work at net zero? With progress towards net zero, many believe that we are in a post market world for electricity delivery. With the marginal plant regularly being one with zero variable cost (wind, solar, etc.) setting the market...
Paving a roadmap for hydrogen in low- & middle-income countries

Paving a roadmap for hydrogen in low- & middle-income countries

ECA INSIGHT >> Paving a roadmap for hydrogen in low- & middle-income countries ECA, in collaboration with E4tech UK, recently completed a multi-part study[1] for the Energy Community Secretariat (ECS) on the potential for hydrogen utilisation among its...