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40 Percent of Countries with Largest Shale Energy Resources Face Water Stress

A new analysis shows 38 percent of the world’s shale resources in places such as China, Mexico and South Africa face high to extremely high water stress or arid conditions, according to the World Resources Institute. Right now, dozens of countries around the world are deciding whether or not to develop their shale gas and…
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4 Settembre 2014 0

New report raises concern about electricity and water

Water is used around the world for the production of electricity, but new research results show that there will not be enough water in the world to meet demand by 2040 if the energy and power situation does not improve before then. Two new reports that focus on the global electricity water nexus have just…
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2 Settembre 2014 0

Policy uncertainty threatens to slow renewable energy momentum

IEA forecast sees renewable power as a cost-competitive option in an increasing number of cases, but facing growing risks to deployment over the medium term The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today in its third annual Medium-Term Renewable…
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28 Agosto 2014 0
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