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2. Cities and organizations can reduce emissions through commitment, planning, and long-term climate action.
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1. Current energy sources like fossil fuels have unaccounted environmental and economic costs, and alternatives need government support through policies and subsidies.
2. Cities and organizations can reduce emissions through commitment, planning, and long-term climate action.
3. Transitioning to 85% renewable electricity and phasing out coal is needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
4. Pursuing efficiency, electrification, and renewable strategies together through approaches like "carbon wedges" can significantly reduce emissions.
5. Making transportation more sustainable involves new technologies, charging full costs, and better accessibility over increased mobility.
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This document summarizes a study on the Big Green Challenge (BGC), a competition launched by NESTA in the UK to stimulate community groups to generate programs to tackle climate change locally. The BGC provided funding and support to 10 finalist projects. Key findings from interviews with participants include:
1) The BGC was successful in attracting a wide range of entrants and stimulating innovation due to its low barriers to entry and freedom given to projects on how to spend funding.
2) While the BGC encouraged innovations to spread to new local markets, more could have been done to support projects influencing broader systems to be more responsive to innovations ("scaling up").
3) Challenges remain in using
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www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/ConferencesAndSeminars/Annual+International+Conference/Annual+international+conference.htm
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Introducing session 'The Business Case for Integrated Energy-Water Planning and Investments' at 2014 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference. Preparing for World Water Day 2014: Partnerships for improving water and energy access, efficiency and sustainability. 13-16 January 2014
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This report from the International Resource Panel examines options for decoupling economic growth from water use and pollution. It discusses the growing challenges posed by increasing demands on limited water resources from population growth, economic development, and climate change. The report explores technological and policy tools that can help break the link between water use/pollution and GDP growth. These include efficient irrigation systems, wastewater reuse, water pricing reforms, and integrated management approaches at the river basin scale. Adopting such measures could help achieve sustainable development goals by ensuring water availability without compromising economic activity or environmental protection.
The document summarizes a report by the International Energy Agency on keeping the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C alive. It finds that specific measures in the energy sector could reduce emissions at no net economic cost by 2020 while negotiations continue. Post-2020, ambitious additional reductions would require rapid scaling up of low-carbon technologies and new policy frameworks. Delaying action risks stranding energy infrastructure and assets as climate policies strengthen.
The World Energy Outlook Special Report discusses actions needed in the energy sector to help keep the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C alive. It maps out current climate and energy policies, sets out four specific and cost-effective measures that can be implemented quickly in the energy sector to reduce emissions, and indicates further actions needed after 2020. The report demonstrates that the energy sector needs to address climate change risks to infrastructure and face potential drastic future government actions on emissions reductions.
This document provides updated 2012 guidelines for water reuse in the United States. It was created through a collaborative effort between the EPA and USAID, incorporating input from over 300 water reuse experts. The guidelines were updated from the 2004 version to include new information on topics like potable reuse, agricultural reuse, and international water reuse practices. The document is intended to inform and supplement state regulations by providing technical information and implementation considerations to facilitate further development of water reuse.
This document provides an overview and analysis of global climate and energy trends and policies. It finds that the world is not on track to meet the agreed target of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. Current policies suggest a likely temperature increase between 3.6-5.3°C. The report identifies four policy measures that could reduce emissions enough to keep the 2°C target alive while negotiations continue, including reducing fossil fuel subsidies, phasing out inefficient coal power, accelerating energy efficiency, and reducing methane emissions. It argues more ambitious action is needed after 2020 to achieve deeper emissions cuts.
Human transformation of freshwater ecosystems is rapidly exceeding capacity required to sustain the conditions we need to survive and thrive. Water crises are already impacting people around the globe—from river basins in California and China, to the cities of São Palo and Bangkok. Under current population and growth trends, the 2030 Water Resources Group predicts global water demand will exceed available supply by 40 percent by 2030.
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ELEEP Policy Recommendations for Water-Energy-Climate Nexus
1. ELEEP is funded by the European Union and the
Robert Bosch Stiftung.
ELEEP Policy Recommendations
For Water
US Southwest
Introduction “The Water
Ecologic Institute and the Atlantic Council of the United States
Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP). ELEEP was created under the I
was funded by the European Union's External Action Service. In early 2012, the ELEEP Network was
awarded additional support by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, which provided for two study tours and other
events in the second half of the year. The ELEEP Network has received additional funding from the
European Union under the auspices of the EU's "Transatlantic Civil Society Dialo
with this grant, Ecologic Institute and the Atlantic Council will conduct “The ELEEP Energy and Climate
Dialogue” from January 2013 through mid
European Union, the Robert Bosch Stif
through mid-2014. ELEEP is a dynamic, membership
solutions, best-practices, and professional development for emerging American and European leaders
working on or around environmental and energy issues.
members, split between the US and the EU.
experiences and lessons from different study tours addressing environment, c
In July 2013, a group of ELEEP members visited New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada in the US Southwest
to explore the relationship between energy production, water consumption, and its effects on climate
change. By visiting government, academic, and private organizations, they were able to understand the
economic, environmental and social complications that come with production of energy and the use of
water in an area that faces drought conditions. Moreover, they were able to gain in
and what is exactly happening in the field that can be replicated around the world through streamlined
policy. Below you will find a series of recommendations derived from the study tour. There are four
overarching themes with precise recommendations listed under each one: Conservation & Technological
Innovation; Address Data Gaps & Publicize Best Practices, Government Leadership; and Public & Private
Partnerships. Of course, there can be many more policies if we expand these concepts f
just a few examples.
ELEEP is funded by the European Union and the
Robert Bosch Stiftung.
Policy Recommendations
Water-Energy-Climate Nexus
S Southwest Study Tour 7-12 July 2013
The Water-Energy-Climate Nexus”
Ecologic Institute and the Atlantic Council of the United States co-organize the Emerging Leaders in
Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP). ELEEP was created under the I-CITE project, which
was funded by the European Union's External Action Service. In early 2012, the ELEEP Network was
rt by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, which provided for two study tours and other
events in the second half of the year. The ELEEP Network has received additional funding from the
European Union under the auspices of the EU's "Transatlantic Civil Society Dialogues EU
with this grant, Ecologic Institute and the Atlantic Council will conduct “The ELEEP Energy and Climate
Dialogue” from January 2013 through mid-2014. In addition to a second round of funding from the
European Union, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has also provided a second round of support to ELEEP
ELEEP is a dynamic, membership-only forum for the exchange of ideas, policy
practices, and professional development for emerging American and European leaders
ng on or around environmental and energy issues. ELEEP currently has approximately 120
members, split between the US and the EU. ELEEP Members provide policy advice based on their
experiences and lessons from different study tours addressing environment, climate and energy issues.
In July 2013, a group of ELEEP members visited New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada in the US Southwest
to explore the relationship between energy production, water consumption, and its effects on climate
, academic, and private organizations, they were able to understand the
economic, environmental and social complications that come with production of energy and the use of
water in an area that faces drought conditions. Moreover, they were able to gain insights on solutions
and what is exactly happening in the field that can be replicated around the world through streamlined
policy. Below you will find a series of recommendations derived from the study tour. There are four
recommendations listed under each one: Conservation & Technological
Innovation; Address Data Gaps & Publicize Best Practices, Government Leadership; and Public & Private
Partnerships. Of course, there can be many more policies if we expand these concepts f
Policy Recommendations
Climate Nexus
2013
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events in the second half of the year. The ELEEP Network has received additional funding from the
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with this grant, Ecologic Institute and the Atlantic Council will conduct “The ELEEP Energy and Climate
2014. In addition to a second round of funding from the
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only forum for the exchange of ideas, policy
practices, and professional development for emerging American and European leaders
ELEEP currently has approximately 120
ELEEP Members provide policy advice based on their
limate and energy issues.
In July 2013, a group of ELEEP members visited New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada in the US Southwest
to explore the relationship between energy production, water consumption, and its effects on climate
, academic, and private organizations, they were able to understand the
economic, environmental and social complications that come with production of energy and the use of
sights on solutions
and what is exactly happening in the field that can be replicated around the world through streamlined
policy. Below you will find a series of recommendations derived from the study tour. There are four
recommendations listed under each one: Conservation & Technological
Innovation; Address Data Gaps & Publicize Best Practices, Government Leadership; and Public & Private
Partnerships. Of course, there can be many more policies if we expand these concepts further. These are
2. Highlight of the recommendations
Scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratories have recently demonstrated that produced water from
hydraulic fracking can be highly effective when utilized for the growth of algae which can then be
converted into biofuels. Based on this scientific progress, ELEEP recommends to use fracking water as a
feedstock for algae to produce biofuels instead of injecting it into the ground or discard it.
The use of water for electricity production can be reduced through a systematic addition of renewables.
Increasing the use of renewables reduces GHG emissions as the power grid and the water use especially
in arid areas where water is an essential resource. ELEEP refers to the projects of PNM Resources, an
energy holding company in New Mexico.
ELEEP visited the Arizona Department of Water Resources which demonstrated the possibility to archive
economic growth with quality and sustainability. Different examples and strategies of the Departments
are highly recommended by ELEEP making economic growth in an arid or semi-arid area possible while
reducing water and energy inputs.
Energy production in times of climate change must be based on data of water availability and future
impacts to water supply. This recommendation is formulated by ELEEP to address highly vulnerable
energy production industries such as fossil fuel power plants or nuclear generation.
ELEEP recommends encouraging businesses to incorporate and use desalination plants provide water
supply for their production and local communities. A good example is Intel’s initiative of corporate social
responsibility to incorporate a desalination plant (Reverse Osmosis Facility) in its water lifecycle.
Decentralized/personal electricity generation has a growing demand of new business strategies to
maintain and expand the transmission and distribution grid infrastructure. Higher osts and fewer sales
spall inevitable rate increases, which exposes utilities to competitive threats and the infamous regulated
utility death spiral. ELEEP recommends US stakeholders to have a closer look across the Atlantic where
Germany can be an example. Policies and commodity prices have resulted in competitive rates and
lower sales, decapitalizing traditional European utilities.
Conservation & Technological Innovation
Recommendation: If a country is going to pursue hydraulic fracturing for the production of
oil and gas, consider economic uses of produced water from the process. Instead of injecting
it into the ground, use the water as input, for example as a feedstock for algae to produce
biofuels.
Justification: Hundreds of millions of gallons of produced water – waste water that is collected
from fracked oil and gas wells through the hydraulic fracturing process – is generated each year
in the US. Most of this water is simply injected underground. Since the produced water often has
3. heavy metals and other hazardous waste, this makes sense as an initial response. At the very
beginning, some produced water was released into waste water treatment plants, leading to
dangerous water quality conditions.
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratories and elsewhere have been investigating options
for using this produced water, instead of discarding it. Recent experiments have demonstrated
that produced water can be highly effective when utilized for the growth of algae, which can
then be converted into biofuels.
Recommendation: When citing locations for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), look
first to options for producing water as a bi-product.
Justification: Water supplies, especially in arid areas, will be affected by climate change. If a
region is using fossil fuels for the generation of electricity and considering the implementation
of carbon capture and sequestration to mitigate the contributions to climate change, some
geologic formations can be used to produce water resources as a bi-product. Perhaps not
suitable for drinking water, water from these processes actually controls the CO2 placement in
the geologic subsurface and also results in water supplies for a variety of other uses. The Los
Alamos National Laboratories is testing options for doing this.
Recommendation: Increase the use of renewable energy, not only to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, but also to decrease dependency on water supplies for energy production.
Justification: Especially for arid regions, adding renewable energy to the electricity mix not only
reduces climate change contributions, it also mitigates needs for water and reduces the
dependency on water as an input of electricity production. Renewables, thereby, not only reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and diversify the sources of electricity supply, they also help mitigate
against changed water supply conditions, which will be one of the largest climate change
impacts on the energy system.
The systematic addition of renewables to the electricity grid is an effective way of reducing
water demand from coal, gas, and nuclear energy production. This was learned by visiting PNM
Resources, an energy holding company in New Mexico.
4. Address Data Gaps & Publicize Best Practices
Recommendation: When focused on encouraging economic growth in an age of climate
change impacts and changed water availability, the key consideration is not the speed of
growth, but its quality and sustainability.
Justification: Many areas of the US and the EU are arid or semi-arid. These regions will seek
economic growth, which requires supplies of energy and water. Yet additional supplies of energy
and water will be affected by climate change. Economic growth is possible while reducing water
and energy inputs. The Arizona Department of Water Resources demonstrates this possibility.
The current water use in the State of Arizona is comparable to 1957 levels, while the efficiency of
water use has increased by 70% relative to the same time period.
Recommendation: When considering climate change impacts from an energy production
perspective, look first to water availability and future impacts to water supply.
Justification: Climate change expresses itself through water. As recognized in recent reports
from the US Department of Energy, the energy industry’s assets are highly vulnerable to climate-
related droughts, floods, storms, and sea-level rise. Power issues are water issues, and vice versa.
Especially for fossil fuel and nuclear generation, a lack of sufficient/regular water supplies in the
future could jeopardize the viability of certain projects.
Recommendation: Develop standardized project criteria for water project types that would
increase the availability of water (i.e., by creating and issuing water rights in the amount of
water that is introduced into the system) in regions that are expected to experience more
severe draught with the development of climate change. This would include a framework for
analyzing the following: a) what sources of water would be eligible (produced, treated,
recycled, conserved, etc.), b) criteria for eligibility of storage locations (natural and artificial), c)
the purpose for which the “new” water could be used (irrigation, flow augmentation,
recharging and/or banking), and d) what sort of regulatory framework exist and/or would
need to be in place for jurisdictions to authorize appropriate project types. Some examples of
project types could include: (1) increasing water irrigation efficiency in agriculture, (2)
introducing treated produced water for flow augmentation, (3) introducing treated recycled
or brackish water for flow augmentation, (4) introducing treated produced water for
recharging and/or banking, and/or (5) introducing treated recycled or brackish water for
5. recharging and/or banking.
Justification: Various regions in the European Union and the United States are expected to
experience extended and more severe draught conditions as climate change continues, most
notably the Iberian Peninsula and the Southwest U.S. These regions tend to have a history of
water scarcity and already have extensive and complex water rights systems in place. Because
water rights are already in place and are valuable, robust water trading markets already exist.
These markets however tend to be limited to existing rights, which often prevents the
introduction of “new” water sources. Some have suggested developing "water offsets" modeled
after carbon offsets in emissions trading schemes. However due to complex regulatory schemes
and public perception of the potential sources of water, projects have been scarce. While some
pilot programs exist to introduce water in these regions, the projects are limited both in size and
number, and thus are unable to take full advantage of the existing markets. Standardized project
criteria could provide a controlled venue for new water to enter into the appropriate streams,
taking into consideration local and regional concerns for water quality and other public relations
issues, while offering the water trading markets strong signals to incentive private financing.
Government Leadership
Recommendation: Especially for states with weaker institutional structures and significant
(energy) resource endowments, ministries or departments that have responsibility for both
energy and other resources can be an effective method of managing both.
Justification: In the case of Poland or Romania, or any state with weaker policy/institutional
frameworks, it may be possible to learn from the example of New Mexico or other states that
have developed ministries or departments that have responsibility/jurisdiction for both energy
planning and resource management. This combined competence allows for better planning,
offsets some of the power concentrated in the traditional energy sector, and enables the
development of a suite of energy resources. This is especially pressing for places with natural
resources, low energy efficiency, and high energy usage. Poland, for example, should think the
way states like New Mexico did and consider creating a new ministry that would cover both
energy and resources, including specifically: (A) conventional and unconventional energy
resources (coal, gas, oil); (B) metals and minerals; (C) air, water, land, forests; and (D) renewable
energy sources (water, sunlight, wind).
Recommendation: When developing energy/water projects with significant impacts on
vulnerable populations, it is imperative to engage in an inclusive planning process.
Environmental justice is part of this consideration, not something to be overlooked or
6. ignored.
Justification: The energy planning process that led to the current situation in the Navajo Nation
is not one that warrants emulating. Years of expensive litigation against companies like Peabody
Energy and the critical health and environmental impacts for the Navajo and their territory has
created a challenging context for any future energy development, be it low carbon or high
carbon. Viewing energy planning through an environmental justice lens requires understanding
not only the cumulative injustices incurred by the Navajo, but realizing the implications of their
systematic economic and political marginalization. A planning process that is respectful of their
traditional consensus-based decision-making process and that addresses the power imbalances
between interested parties will result in an energy planning process that is more inclusive and
ultimately, more durable. In this environment, litigation will be used as the last resort — not the
only resort. These conclusions hold for any large-scale project with implications for vulnerable
populations, be they immigrant or minority groups, the rural or urban poor, or aboriginal
peoples.
Recommendation: Before implementing energy/water projects affecting disadvantaged
communities, government and other stakeholders should engage in building local capacity,
and incorporate the needs and interests of that community in the planning process.
Justification: The Black Mesa Water Coalition is currently looking for partners on a 20 MW
utility-scale solar installation that they hope to build on a brownfield site on their reservation.
Rather than imposing external solutions, public and private sector actors can learn what the
important energy and water issues are for community members and enable them to create and
manage a solution. In doing so, utility companies or government agencies can help break the
Faustian bargain of having to choose between highly polluting forms of economic growth or
status quo poverty. In this case, rather than rely on diesel generators, kerosene lighting or
connections to a coal-dominated electrical grid, this project can help bring clean electricity to
the 37 percent of Navajo households that are still without electricity and much-needed
employment to the reservation. Building local capacity can help to not only improve local
economic conditions in the short-term but also enable communities to rechart their future.
Recommendation: Energy development and resource management plans in water-
constrained areas should account for impacts on native species. Long-term baseline
population numbers should be carefully studied, and any restrictions must be justified with
7. thorough scientific analysis. Additionally, robust local stakeholder participation is critical to
both effective species conservation and buy-in from industry, environmental groups, and
government.
Justification: Energy development of all forms can have major impacts on native species. As
climate change continues to affect local environments, the need for effective habitat
conservation will become more difficult. In New Mexico, populations of species like the silvery
minnow have faced drastic declines in recent decades and will require careful protection.
Growth of both renewable and traditional energy sources accentuate this effect.
In the Southwest United States, new issues of species conservation have arisen in recent years,
creating conflict among industry, environmental groups, and governments. Failure to effectively
collaborate with local stakeholders early in the process can impact government’s ability to
balance economic development with habitat conservation. Unreliable baseline population
numbers and limited pre-existing scientific assessments exacerbate this problem. Transparent
and early engagement is necessary to successfully manage wide-ranging interests.
Public & Private Partnerships
Recommendation: Encourage businesses to incorporate and use desalination plants to
provide water supply for their production and local communities.
Justification: Desalination plants can provide water inputs for industrial users of water
(especially in arid areas). When appropriately cited and developed, these plants can result in
significant water and energy savings for the business and reduce water supply pressure in the
greater community. Intel’s initiative in incorporating a desalination plant (Reverse Osmosis
Facility) in its water lifecycle is an example of corporate responsibility undertaken by large
manufacturing plants, yet saving millions of dollars in energy and water savings.
Recommendation: Electricity market regulators and electricity generators/utilities need to
develop new business models and strategies to avoid the so-called regulated utility “death
spiral.”
Justification:
8. With the rise of decentralized/personal electricity generation, regulators and utilities need to get
ahead of the death spiral and develop new business strategies. This is especially important for
maintaining and expanding transmission and distribution grid infrastructure. Higher costs and
fewer sales spell inevitable rate increases, which in turn further exposes utilities to competitive
threats and the infamous regulated utility “death spiral.”
To get a better understanding of how this “death spiral” can develop, US stakeholders should
simply look across the Atlantic. Policies and commodity prices have resulted in uncompetitive
rates and lower sales, decapitalizing traditional European utilities, particularly in Germany.
However confused or counterproductive the transition, Europe’s power industry has moved
towards a competitive, decentralized model.