Each week, we review the papers, studies, reports, and briefings posted at the “indispensable” RFF Library Blog, curated by RFF Librarian Chris Clotworthy. Check out this week’s highlights below:
Bureau of Reclamation: Climate Change Will Increase Water Scarcity in Lower Rio Grande Valley
A new study released by the Bureau of Reclamation offers further proof that a warming climate will cause severe water supply shortfalls across the Southwest in the coming decades. — via Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Predictions of continued robust coal consumption in China, including a heavy reliance on imported coal to fuel power and steel plants, may prove misguided as China begins tackling a series of complex environmental problems related to air pollution, according to a new report published by the University of Oxford for the global investment bank HSBC... — via University of Oxford, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
NREL Study: Bolstering Renewables Production Would Displace Natural Gas
In the second phase of its Western Wind and Solar Integration Study (WWSIS-2), the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) attempts to forecast some of the costs and consequences of power plant cycling in a future where renewables have been scaled up to 33 percent of Western energy supplies. — via US Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Multimodel Assessment of Water Scarcity Under Climate Change [Potsdam Study]
Water scarcity severely impairs food security and economic prosperity in many countriestoday. Expected future population changes will, in many countries as well as globally, increase the pressure on available water resources. On the supply side, renewable water resources will be affected by projected changes in precipitation patterns, temperature... — via Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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