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1、COSTEFFECTIVENESSANALYSISOFWELStheWATEREFFICIENCYLABELLINGandSTANDARDSSCHEMEFinalReportMay2008fortheAustralianGovernmentDepartmentoftheEnvironment,Water,HeritageandtheArtsAuthorsJoanneChong,AlexKazaglis&DamienGiurcoInstituteforSustainableFuturesãUTS200
2、8InstituteforSustainableFutures,UTSMay2008DisclaimerWhileallduecareandattentionhasbeentakentoestablishtheaccuracyofthematerialpublished,UTS/ISFandtheauthorsdisclaimliabilityforanylossthatmayarisefromanypersonactinginrelianceuponthecontentsofthisdocumen
3、t.AcknowledgementsTheauthorswouldliketoacknowledgethegeneroustimeandcontributionsmadebythoseindividualsandorganisationscontactedforthisstudy,includingmanufacturers,importers,industryassociations,retailers,vendors,testinglaboratories,andgovernmentagenci
4、es.WewouldalsoliketothankLloydHarringtonfromEnergyEfficientStrategiesforhisinsightfulpeerreviewing,andtheWELSAdvisoryCommitteemembersfortheircommentsandfeedbacksonthedraftreport.CitationPleasecitethisreportas:Chong,J.,KazaglisA.andGiurcoD.2008,Costeffe
5、ctivenessanalysisofWELS–theWaterEfficiencyLabellingandStandardsScheme.PreparedfortheAustralianGovernmentDepartmentoftheEnvironment,Water,HeritageandtheArtsbytheInstituteforSustainableFutures,UniversityofTechnology,Sydney.CosteffectivenessanalysisofWELS
6、xiInstituteforSustainableFutures,UTSMay2008ExecutiveSummaryTheWaterEfficiencyLabellingandStandardsScheme(WELS),introducedinJuly2006,isakeyprograminthesuiteofoptionsrecentlyimplementedbygovernmentagenciesandwaterutilitiestoaddresswaterscarcity.WELSprima
7、rilyinfluenceswaterconsumptionbyprovidingconsumerswithinformationaboutthewaterefficiencyofallwashingmachines,dishwashers,toilets,urinals,tapsandshowerssoldinAustralia–thusenablingconsumerstoconsiderwaterefficiencyasafactorintheirpurchasedecisions.Howev
8、er,theWELSprogramisnotwithoutcosts.Governments,suppliers,retailersandconsumersofWELS-productspotentiallyincurcostsduetoWELSactivitiesandrequirements.TheDepartmentoftheEnvironment,Heritage,WaterandtheArts,initscapacityastheWELSRegulator,
