Across the world, sustained urban growth is changing the profile of energy and water demand. Unless there are systemic changes, the interlinkages between the need for these resources by a vexing human population will continue to impact the global climate and make it difficult to achieve sustainable development by 2030 or beyond. This poses questions about how to transition both energy and water systems to meet future demand. The conventional approaches of developing transition pathways for each resource in isolation do not account for the complex interactions, risks, and opportunities that could be revealed by considering the nexus. The connections between key issues such as public policy, infrastructure planning, efficiency and conservation, and pricing and affordability for both should be co-analyzed to find solutions with co-optimized outcomes.
In this webinar, we will discuss new approaches that show promise in creating the future energy and water systems we need based on simultaneously considering the transition of the water and energy nexus.
Panelists:
• Jacquie Ashmore, ISE Executive Director
• Professor Gustaf Olsson, Professor Emeritus at Lund University in Sweden
• Lawrence Jones, ISE Senior Fellow and Vice President, International Programs, Edison Electric Institute (moderator)
Hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy. Series co-sponsored by the Northeast Clean Energy Council and the BU Energy and Sustainability Club. Event sponsored by the Edison Electric Institute.
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