Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment

The resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 is symptomatic of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. It postulates goals and related targets for 2030 that include (1) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agricultu...

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Autores principales: Ringler, Claudia, Willenbockel, Dirk, Pérez, Nicostrato D., Rosegrant, Mark W., Zhu, Tingju, Matthews, Nathaniel
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Springer 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72491
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author Ringler, Claudia
Willenbockel, Dirk
Pérez, Nicostrato D.
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Zhu, Tingju
Matthews, Nathaniel
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Pérez, Nicostrato D.
Ringler, Claudia
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Willenbockel, Dirk
Zhu, Tingju
author_facet Ringler, Claudia
Willenbockel, Dirk
Pérez, Nicostrato D.
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Zhu, Tingju
Matthews, Nathaniel
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description The resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 is symptomatic of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. It postulates goals and related targets for 2030 that include (1) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (SDG2); (2) Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all (SDG6); and (3) Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all (SDG7). There will be tradeoffs between achieving these goals particularly in the wake of changing consumption patterns and rising demands from a growing population expected to reach more than nine billion by 2050. This paper uses global economic analysis tools to assess the impacts of long-term changes in fossil fuel prices, for example, as a result of a carbon tax under the UNFCCC or in response to new, large findings of fossil energy sources, on water and food outcomes. We find that a fossil fuel tax would not adversely affect food security and could be a boon to global food security if it reduces adverse climate change impacts.
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spelling CGSpace724912024-10-25T07:53:38Z Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment Ringler, Claudia Willenbockel, Dirk Pérez, Nicostrato D. Rosegrant, Mark W. Zhu, Tingju Matthews, Nathaniel energy price water security food security water management sanitation sustainability climate change energy resources renewable energy economic aspects fossils biofuels fuels agricultural products prices households income resource management models technological changes economic development commodities food policies water malnutrition nutrition trade food supply commodity markets energy The resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 is symptomatic of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. It postulates goals and related targets for 2030 that include (1) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (SDG2); (2) Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all (SDG6); and (3) Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all (SDG7). There will be tradeoffs between achieving these goals particularly in the wake of changing consumption patterns and rising demands from a growing population expected to reach more than nine billion by 2050. This paper uses global economic analysis tools to assess the impacts of long-term changes in fossil fuel prices, for example, as a result of a carbon tax under the UNFCCC or in response to new, large findings of fossil energy sources, on water and food outcomes. We find that a fossil fuel tax would not adversely affect food security and could be a boon to global food security if it reduces adverse climate change impacts. 2016-03 2016-03-08T10:40:06Z 2016-03-08T10:40:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72491 en Open Access Springer Ringler, Claudia; Willenbockel, Dirk; Perez, Nicostrato; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Zhu, Tingju; and Matthews, Nathanial. 2016. Global linkages among energy, food and water: An economic assessment. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 6: 161-171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-016-0386-5
spellingShingle energy price
water security
food security
water management
sanitation
sustainability
climate change
energy resources
renewable energy
economic aspects
fossils
biofuels
fuels
agricultural products
prices
households
income
resource management
models
technological changes
economic development
commodities
food policies
water
malnutrition
nutrition
trade
food supply
commodity markets
energy
Ringler, Claudia
Willenbockel, Dirk
Pérez, Nicostrato D.
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Zhu, Tingju
Matthews, Nathaniel
Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment
title Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment
title_full Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment
title_fullStr Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment
title_full_unstemmed Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment
title_short Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment
title_sort global linkages among energy food and water an economic assessment
topic energy price
water security
food security
water management
sanitation
sustainability
climate change
energy resources
renewable energy
economic aspects
fossils
biofuels
fuels
agricultural products
prices
households
income
resource management
models
technological changes
economic development
commodities
food policies
water
malnutrition
nutrition
trade
food supply
commodity markets
energy
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