All the 7billion realise the best for their social and global environment and ACT, make selfless decisions and the world thinks as a Family.
Obtaining an equilibrium in both energy and water consumption that satisfies everyone
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Does this mean radically less consumption in Western world and much better energy/water access in developing world?
depending solely on renewable sources of energy and regulating the use of water.
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Not fully considering the amount of energy required to develop in and move water to areas that don't have water and which need water.
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Discover a process that creates both clean energy and water, while not harming the environment in the process. And it's cheap and portable.
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We develop better tools for water and energy lifecycle analysis of all kinds of products and services.
The energy and water grids become distributed, reducing dependence on central facilities and enabling healthy living throughout the world.
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Water barons hold the world to ransom effectively controlling not only water, but our energy and our economies.
Considering we're on a planet with 75% of water, we will come up with some way of recycling used water, and possibly enriching it.
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Business/Monetary concerns are properly balanced by ethical and humanitarian concerns. Technology is utilized to limit transfer of water.
Water and energy are exploited by the powerful for further gain. Technology is harnessed by those with little regard for ethical concerns.
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People will move out of the desert and back to reinvent power smart centers in former "rust belt cities" situated on fresh water sources.
Given normal runnoff and evaportation, this should not be an issue.
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Good ideas exceed available funds and resources due to political inertial and instability.
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Is this a combination of new tools and behavior changes? What tools? What behaviors?
Decentralize water systems to reduce transportation of water over long distances and significantly energy-intensive geography.
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i totally agree. that's my point of view in my idea... using renewable energy and not to worry about energy. water is more important
Understanding that centralized energy genertation is not appropriate for all consumers. Affordable, local, and consistant energy generation.
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Focus then moves towards recylcing and production of new fresh water.
how does this work for transporting water and the effects of this on the micro/macro environment?
Consumable cost will be determined by a combination of production, material cost and water-equivalent cost; water units used to make/transp.
you might be right, is it eventually impossible? I think there has to be a time and condition where good ideas have to be payed for.
Some people with coastal views may be perturbed by change of property value, but such is life, and life adapts.
The US will become the OPEC for water. Tankers will be full going both ways between the Gulf and the Great Lakes. Markets work.
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Give landscaping awards for low-water use yards. Green grass requires a lot water. Yards with a lot of trees and mulch don't require H2O.
Potable and/or waste water is treated and reused on location thereby minimizing energy usage in transportation.
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Decentralize water systems to reduce transportation of water over long distances and significantly energy-intensive geography.
Both. From a consumer standpoint, I think energy efficiency takes the main focus, and more technology is available there.
But American's applaud education. Educating women (social engr) in 3rd world countries will lower birth rates and slowing population growth
Countries with advanced infrastructure can reduce energy use by providing two water sources, one potable and the other for general use.
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Bottled water succumbs to energy costs and toxicity of plastics. Tycoons are bulk water traders.
Photovoltaic (solar) roofs on every building eliminate the use of water (and fossil fuels and nuclear) in energy production.
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Solar or Wind. Have a solar panel drive electrolysis of dirty water, then run the H and O2 through a fuel cell -> Clean E and Clean H2O.
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worst case scenario: pee has become extrmely important recycling measuring of quantity and farming of bigger pee-ers being done
Those who don't have access to water may perish. There might be civil wars between the groups. Sad and gonna be painful.
Different $ rates for potable and general use water will encourage appropriate use.
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This already happens in western US and Mexico. US cities drain rivers dry before they cross the border to Mexico.
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Why not use this solar/wind power directly to purify water?You would have less losses and again pure water on your hands
1: Use human energy to produce electricity - special shoes & power-gen sidewalks. 2: Darken the planet and bio-tech enhance our vision.
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Of course this leads to the water wars and domination by water barrons as mentioned on the "dark side".
You must think of the production costs to produce photovoltaics. And besides, not every building is suitable for installing solar roofs
Warfare takes many forms. Economic and social warfare outlive military confrontation.
True, but more efficient and extensive facilities for producing solar and wind power need to first be built.
Population growth and real estate development of certain cities and regions are curtailed. New projects are abandoned.
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Bottled water is very wasteful: the plastic bottles, and the fact that companies are producing water. Why do people buy bottled water?
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Areas with limited water, thriving economy, flat land and soft or sandy soil can replace underground pipes, first at resort areas.
Water and energy are produced/treated in smaller sub-communities. They will be self supporting, but can "net meter" water and enrgy.
Energy is no longer transported over long distances, eliminating dangerous, costly, and unsightly infrastructure like power lines, etc.
It could help a lot if IEEE members were not so focused on energy. It seems that water is the problem and not the growing demands on energy.
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Globally optimized systems. Global optimization of water and energy based on advanced metering.
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