Estudios sobre el cambio climatico: energía y agua

Hoy traigo dos enlaces publicados por el Foro Económico Mundial sobre los efectos del cambio climático. El detalle de la información al respecto en los links de los títulos.

The Water-Energy Nexus: Strategic Considerations for Energy Policy-Makers

Abstract:

This paper explores the interconnection between water and energy production and presents energy policy-makers with factors to take into consideration for both the present and the future.

Historically, the overlap of energy and water issues received little attention. Potable water became increasingly available with the use of energy to dig wells and to construct piping systems. Meanwhile, energy sources – from wood to workhorses, mined fossil fuels to steam generation – were extracted, processed and produced with water. Long overlooked, more people are becoming familiar with this water-energy nexus as demand for electricity grows and water supplies dwindle in certain regions across the world.

Climate Change Puts the Squeeze on Wine Production

Our study produced the first global map of future suitability for wine production. Here are four factors that might change where the world’s wine is grown:

1. Rising temperatures.
2. Public perception of wine-growing regions.
3. Shifting market forces.
4. China’s growing love of wine.