Water-energy-food nexus

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
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NYC’s water-energy-carbon nexus

The Paris Climate Agreement commits nations to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius and to aspire to...
Robert C. Brears
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Future water utility: Wastewater is not waste

DC Water has created Blue Drop, a nonprofit organization, to market products and services as well as provide ratepayer relief from...
Robert C. Brears
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Scottish Water’s circular economy exploits

Scottish Water, which provides water and wastewater services to 2.49 million households and 152,000 businesses across Scotland, is contributing towards the...
Robert C. Brears
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Making a net zero carbon economy

Food waste is one of the least recovered materials and is one of the most important...
Robert C. Brears
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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
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Reducing water-food nexus pressures

With the global population projected to reach 9 billion in 2050, demand for food is expected to increase by over 50%...
Robert C. Brears
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Melbourne Water’s low-carbon future

With the threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement having been achieved this month – after India and the...
Robert C. Brears
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Mitigating bio-energy-food nexus pressures

Countries around the world are beginning to transition away from fossil fuel-based economies towards bio-economies that use biological sources, materials and...
Robert C. Brears
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Demand management reducing energy-water nexus pressures

Nearly half of all water withdrawn in the U.S. is used to cool thermoelectric power plants, ensuring they operate safely and...
Robert C. Brears
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