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Transformational impacts of transport investment

We are pleased to have helped our client understand how and why transport schemes achieve transformational impacts and how contextual factors can work with a new transport investment.

Reputation acknowledged by ranking recognition

CEPA thanks those clients, industry leaders, associates and future economists for the feedback they provided to Consultancy.uk, resulting in the firm’s high-level, 2023 ranking as one of the “Top Economics consulting firms in the UK”.

Ofwat’s vision for the 2024 price review (PR24)

We take a look at: What have we learned about Ofwat’s thinking? What changes are proposed? Where do we expect engagement? And what will water companies need to do?

Appraising options for mitigating aviation noise

EU Regulation 598/2014 (“EU598”), requires that a “Balanced Approach” be taken to managing aviation noise, with operating restrictions only being introduced once other measures have been fully considered.

Ofwat publishes further CEPA report on allocation of risk

Our latest report for Ofwat supports its early thinking on the design of the next water sector price review, PR24.

The Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland publishes its price control draft determination

We have been involved in the process since 2018 and have produced reports, which have been used by the regulator to set efficient cost allowances for NI Water.

How to incentivise the uptake of electric vehicles

We explore some of the questions on incentivising electric vehicle uptake and how to further consumer interest in zero carbon vehicles – a key question in recent policy discussions in the UK.

CEPA in the media as Air Quality News reports

“City leaders call for £1.5bn funding to support national Clean Air Zone network”.

Civil Aviation Authority issues decision on the price control review of UK air traffic control operator

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued its decision on the 2020-24 price control review (RP3) of the UK air traffic control operator NATS.

Increasing government spending to tackle air pollution

CEPA analysis - commissioned by UK100 - shows that increasing government spending to tackle air pollution will lead to significant wider economic benefits.

Highways - Efficiency review for the Office of Rail and Road

CEPA commissioned to support review of Highways England’s proposed efficiencies and to perform a high-level analysis of the deliverability of the proposed enhancement programme.

Highways benchmarking: pavement condition

CEPA, alongside TRL, have twice been commissioned by the Office of Rail and Road to assess how pavement condition is measured.

Setting Highways England’s Performance Specification

CEPA has been advising the Department for Transport about how to set the performance regime which is used to monitor and assess the performance of Highways England.

Efficiency assessment for Crossrail 2

Transport for London commissioned CEPA to examine the levels of efficiency that might be delivered in designing and constructing Crossrail 2.

Efficiency incentives to apply to the economic regulation of Heathrow

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published a report by CEPA alongside its policy update and consultation on the economic regulation of capacity expansion at Heathrow Airport (CAP 1782).

Reducing the environmental impact of freight in the UK

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) published their final report "Better Delivery: the challenge for freight" on 17 April 2019.

Airport capacity strategy

CEPA’s contribution to this study on delivering the future airport capacity requirements in Ireland for the Irish Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport set out the decisions Ireland has to make - and the timing - to come to a good decision on the future capacity requirements of Dublin Airport.

Approach to customer segmentation in the water sector

CEPA was engaged by Ofwat to build an evidence base on approaches to customer segmentation and possible data sources to inform approaches to residential customer segmentation.