An interesting report from the Congressional Research Service entitled Energy’s Water Demand: Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Management was submitted earlier this month to Congress. Some of the key points include: “…Projections attribute to the energy sector 85% of the growth in domestic water consumption between 2005 and 2030. Water already plays a significant role in the […]
Read more »Via The Journal of Energy Security, an interesting article on how the 21st century’s age of freshwater scarcity requires that water and energy strategies be integrated and managed together in order to achieve energy security. As the report notes: “Wars of the 21st century will be fought over water, ” Former UN Secretary General Boutros […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, a look at the need for the U.S. and China to collaborate to resolve confrontation between rising energy demand and water scarcity in both countries. As the article notes, there is powerful evidence that China’s dry and energy-rich northern and western provinces do not have enough water to both […]
Read more »Via JAWRA’s blog, a reference to an interesting report on the impact that energy production will have upon water consumption: The article investigates how meeting domestic energy production targets for both fossil and renewable fuels may affect future water demand. It combines projections of energy production with estimates of water consumption on a per-unit basis for […]
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