Lecture 6

Question 1

Define WEF

Answer 1

Water Energy food nexus

Question 2

What is the difference between consumption and withdraw

Answer 2

Water is no longer available in the moment its consumed for other uses. E.g animal drinking water.

When water is withdrawn it is being used but is still available after. For example water used for cooling down in industry

Question 3

Define water footprint

Answer 3

Analytical measure to identify the L of water needed to produce a good
Quantification of virtual water

Question 4

Political implication of virtual water

Answer 4

Through virtual water, we can understand the telecoupling of a certain good with other countries and the environmental pollution related to this water

Question 5

What is the demographic transition?

Answer 5

Going from having a lot of kids to not so many kids

Question 6

What is the key to demographic transition?

Answer 6

A decrease in mortality leads to a reduction in birth rate

Question 7

How has the population changed in the last 2 generations?

Answer 7

From 2 billion in 1945 to 8 billion in 2024

Question 8

Paradox about increase in renewable energy

Answer 8

Renewable energy demand has increased but still production of fossil fuel energy has continued to grow