Trends and environmental impacts of virtual water trade

MM Mekonnen, MM Kebede, BW Demeke… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Virtual water describes water embedded in the production of goods and offers meaningful
insights about the complex interplay between water, trade and sustainability. In this Review …

[HTML][HTML] Interprovincial industrial virtual scarce water flow and water scarcity risk in China

Z Xu, C Xu, X Chen, L Yang, M Song - Ecological Indicators, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Potential water shortages driven by final demands have been previously documented.
However, the sectoral flow pathways of virtual scarce water (VSW) and their impacts on …

Analysis of water–energy nexus and trends in support of the sustainable development goals: A study using longitudinal water–energy use data

J Ke, N Khanna, N Zhou - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Water and energy are two critical natural resources necessary for human activities and
socioeconomic development. Water and energy systems are highly interdependent, and …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change and CCS increase the water vulnerability of China's thermoelectric power fleet

Y **, L Scherer, EH Sutanudjaja, A Tukker, P Behrens - Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Large numbers of China's thermal power plants are in water-stressed regions. Changes in
the availability of water resources due to climate change may impact the vulnerability of …

The employment impacts of fossil fuel trade across cities in China: A telecoupling perspective

Y **, J Yang, C Feng, Y Li - Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The trade of resources geographically bridges production and consumption, driving
telecoupling between resource extraction and distant consumption. However, the …

A novel information enhanced Grey Lotka–Volterra model driven by system mechanism and data for energy forecasting of WEET project in China

T Duan, H Guo, X Qi, M Sun, J Forrest - Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Diversified energy power generation is a critical component of China's West-to-East
Electricity Transmission (WEET) project and a key driver of China's clean energy strategy …

Method for quantitatively assessing the impact of an inter-basin water transfer project on ecological environment-power generation in a water supply region

Y Yang, S Chen, Y Zhou, G Ma, W Huang, Y Zhu - Journal of Hydrology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
To tackle ever-changing global water problems, inter-basin water transfer (IBWT) projects
provide water supply alternatives for water-scarce regions and create potential risks for …

Assessing Transboundary Impacts of Energy-Driven Water Footprint on Scarce Water Resources in China: Catchments under Stress and Mitigation Options

X Liu, H Du, X Zhang, K Feng, X Zhao… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
The energy supply chains operating beyond a region's jurisdiction can exert pressure on the
availability of water resources in the local area. In China, however, there is a lack of …

Sustainable conjunctive water management model for alleviating water shortage

R Hao, G Huang, L Liu, Y Li, J Li, M Zhai - Journal of environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Water shortage poses a great challenge to the health of population and environment and
impedes socio-economic development. Therefore, a comprehensive model is necessary to …

Water-power scenarios to 2033: A mixed model

R Hafezi, DA Wood, M Alipour, FR Taghikhah - Environmental Science & …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The balancing of energy and water supply-demand involves a challenging issue.
Policymakers at both global and national levels are striving to ensure the security of energy …