Business and economics

Creating Water Efficient Businesses

In any industry, a key aspect of ensuring quality service is recognizing that not all customers are alike. Welsh Water has...
Robert C. Brears
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The Sunshine State’s more crop per drop program

The world’s population is projected to increase from 7.6 billion in 2017 to 9.7 billion in 2050. With agriculture already consuming...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Tailor-made industrial water

Water is a key component of local and national economies with the resource often a key input in a variety of...
Robert C. Brears
2 min read

Ontario’s drive to cut building emissions

Globally, buildings are responsible for 40% of annual energy consumption and up to 30% of all...
Robert C. Brears
2 min read

South Australia’s circular economy initiative

In the circular economy, businesses and consumers are taking steps to transition towards a stronger, more...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

The Danish food-water nexus challenge

With the global population projected to reach 9 billion in 2050, demand for food is expected to increase by 70% in...
Robert C. Brears
2 min read

Aloha to biogas in Hawaii

In the United States it is estimated that heat and embedded energy extracted by clean water agencies contain enough energy to...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Singapore challenges you to a carbon-off

Singapore launched its Climate Innovation Challenge 2016, which involved a 36-hour hackathon to promote innovative, cost-effective green solutions that safeguard the...
Robert C. Brears
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Australia lowering emissions from commercial buildings

In Australia the built sector accounts for approximately 20% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Emissions from this sector are the...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

The ICT industry’s vulnerability to water insecurity

Information and communications technology (ICT) hardware manufacturers are vulnerable to decreased availability of good quality water as the manufacturing process for...
Robert C. Brears
2 min read