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Energy and water demand will rise with the rise in population. By 2030, renewable energy demand will have risen by 60% (WWAP, 2009) and EIA (2010) estimates that global energy consumption will increase by around 50% from 2007 to 2035. With rising agricultural output, both water and energy consumption will increase which will lead to increased energy and water competition within the users and stakeholders. A rise of close to 19% of global agricultural water consumption is predicted by 2050. The situation could be worse without any technological advancement in the energy sector or with a status-quo with water and energy policy development). Up to 90% of freshwater usage is seen in some fast-developing nations. The global average comes up to ~70%.
Not just water use, but also the treatment of wastewater requires a significant amount of energy. The
interdependencies would only push the global energy needs up by 44% between 2006 and 2030 (IEA, 2009).
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