Sentences with phrase «future water demand»

A first in Alberta, the Alberta Nexus Project analysed strategic plans as well as existing watershed and industry data within the Bow River Basin to create an interactive simulation that shows the influence of future water demand on overall water management and availability on a regional basis.

Opensource model to examine how future water demand will evolve in response to socioeconomic change and how water availability will change in response to climate.

«As California's population and economy grow, there is mounting concern about our ability to meet future water demand.

Not exact matches

Commonwealth Environmental Water Portfolio Management Plan: Macquarie River Valley 2017 - 18 sets intentions for 2017 — 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term flow regime to meet environmental demands, documenting what has occurred in the previous three years and considering the implications of 2017 — 18 intentions for demands in future years.

Commonwealth Environmental Water Portfolio Management Plan: Lachlan River 2017 - 18 sets intentions for 2017 - 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term flow regime to meet environmental demands, documenting what has occurred in the previous three years and considering the implications of 2017 - 18 intentions for demands in future years.

Commonwealth Environmental Water Portfolio Management Plan: Northern Unregulated Rivers 2017 - 18 identifies intentions for use in 2017 ‑ 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term flow regime to meet environmental demands, documenting what has occurred in previous years and considering the implications of 2017 ‑ 18 intentions for demands in future years.

However, rising water scarcity — made worse by climate change — could impact the Indian manufacturing sector's future ability to meet Chinese consumer demand.

Environmental groups and legislators say the loan sets a «dangerous precedent» that could place future Clean Water Act funding in jeopardy and sent a letter to Cuomo and the E.F.C. demanding that they delay, or cancel, today's vote.

In the face of these combined demands on the already overtapped aquifer, many High Plains water users are joining Funk in reassessing their futures.

He believes it could also play a role in a future large - scale hydrogen generator, which would collect the energy from sunlight in huge fields and then run that electric current through water to produce vast amounts of hydrogen to meet, for example, the demand from a future fleet of hydrogen - powered vehicles.

In predicting how climate will affect irrigated crop yields in the future, the researchers also consider factors such as population and economic growth, as well as competing demands for water from various socioeconomic sectors, which are themselves projected to change as the climate warms.

One impetus for the study was to investigate how a future warmer climate would affect the demand of water, especially as more cities are seeking out climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.

«Jordan's ability to satisfy future urban and agricultural water demands will be stressed by cascading effects on its freshwater supply,» said study co-author Steven Gorelick, the Cyrus Fisher Tolman Professor in Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences.

The new study aimed to systematically pinpoint the drivers of water demand in the energy system, examining 41 scenarios for the future energy system that are compatible with limiting future climate change to below the 2 °C target, which were identified by the IIASA - led 2012 Global Energy Assessment.

PNNL researchers develop a capability to explore the interactions between future global water supplies and demands across the globe

More food needs to be produced that has to come from yield increase and smart water use to meet future demand.

In particular, the book will help the reader to discover underlying principles for the planning of future cities and peri-urban regions in relation to: (i) Balanced urban development policies and institutions for future cities; (ii) Understanding the effects of land use change, population increase, and water demand on the liveability of cities; (iii) Long - term pl...

Even if they're right about future demand, it doesn't mean water - related investments are selling at compelling prices.

Section 2 describes the water demands of power generation in order to identify potential areas of future uncertainty and delineate areas where integrated energy - water management may improve the reliability of operating power plants and the viability of proposed schemes.

Recent studies at the scale of both the Colorado River basin and the state of Arizona concluded that water supplies for many communities will be inadequate to meet future projected demands [16], [17].

Customers who qualify may voluntarily participate in a utility - managed energy control program (if one should exist), that would control or adjust devices, (e.g., pumps or water heaters, air conditioners, thermostats, etc.) as part of a future Demand Response program.

It covered food and water as well as energy, since future global energy demand (and emissions) depends on population and economic development in places like China and India (as COP21 is rediscovering).

The Water Program is using its expertise to help Africa, with its burgeoning population and particular vulnerability to climate warming, meet its future food and water demWater Program is using its expertise to help Africa, with its burgeoning population and particular vulnerability to climate warming, meet its future food and water demwater demands.

Combined with information on power generation, water risks, and future projections of energy and water demand, this paper quantifies the Indian thermal power sector's water demand, assesses its exposure to water stress, and evaluates opportunities for reducing water requirements while supporting power growth for the future.

2: Our Changing Climate, Key Message 6).7 In the future, farmers may also face too little water in summer to meet increased crop water demand as summers become hotter and growing seasons lengthen.68, 61 Increased frequency of summer heat stress is also projected, which can negatively affect crop yields and milk production.64

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Our opportunity here isn't only about protecting the ocean waters of America, marine life, a favorite surf break, jobs or a given beach community; it's about demanding that our government utilize the best available science and data and listen to the massive outpouring of public opposition to destructive offshore oil and gas development, to shift the tides of energy development instead away from fossil fuels and toward renewables; it's about holding our President and federal agencies accountable for decisions they make about the management of the ocean; it's about protecting the ocean and every coastline from the atrocity and injustice of offshore drilling and exploration; it's about protecting clean water, air and beaches now and for the future; it's about protecting one another, and the Earth.

By participating fully at this stage, our opposition front will have standing for solid recourse should the Trump Administration's proposed program still contain waters off from coasts, where science and data concur with the massive outpouring of Americans who are rising up from every walk of life to demand government accountability in moving away from fossil fuels and toward a renewable energy future.

The mid-12th century drought provides a baseline worst - case in terms of the temporal and spatial characteristics of drought during a warm period, but future water resources and drought planning should consider a number of other factors including trends in temperature, water demands, disturbance legacies, and possible land cover feedbacks.

Today's electricity system can not meet our needs in a future of growing demand for power, worsening strains on water resources, and an urgent need to mitigate climate change.

Replacing aging water - hungry coal plants with technologies that require little or no water, like renewables and energy - efficient technologies that reduce overall electricity demand, would lead to significant water savings across the country and a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

The report takes a fascinating look at how water demands are changing, the policies currently in place, projected policies, and the future of fresh water across the planet, but with a very specific look at India.

Water demand looks set to rise and, together with the uncertain effects of future climate change, this puts water planners under considerable presWater demand looks set to rise and, together with the uncertain effects of future climate change, this puts water planners under considerable preswater planners under considerable pressure.

Issues examined include: whether we really are facing a «Green» energy future or not; the rise of electric vehicles; the long term relevance to law firms of growing demand for natural resources — including water resources; and how a global economy will demand a far greater global transport infrastructure.