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Water-Energy Nexus: Business Risks and Rewards

Water-Energy Nexus: Business Risks and Rewards

Full Title: Water-Energy Nexus: Business Risks and Rewards
Author(s): Eliot Metzger, Paul Reig, William Hua Wen, Robert Samuel Young and Brandon Owens
Publisher(s): World Resources Institute (WRI)
Publication Date: January 1, 2016
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Description (excerpt):

Water scarcity challenges industries around the world. Global population growth and economic development suggest a future of increased demand, competition, and cost for limited freshwater supplies. Scarcer water, in turn, creates new challenges for energy supply because coal, oil, gas, and electricity production can require massive amounts of freshwater. Yet many countries will need more energy for energy-intensive water treatment options, like seawater desalination, to meet their growing demand for water.

This report illustrates these emerging risks and offers ideas for finding solutions at the water-energy nexus.

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