To celebrate World Water Day 2014, we’ve assembled a panel of experts to discuss the interdependent relationship between two important resources: water and energy. How can technology improve global accessibility to these resources? How can we ensure that they remain available to all who need them?
Please watch a recorded version of this live event below as our panelists discuss these pressing global issues.
Google+ Hangout on the Water-Energy Nexus
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 1:00pm ET
#WaterAndEnergy was used to submit questions for the panelists.
Our Expert Panel Includes:
James Cameron, Moderator
Chairman, Climate Change Capital, and GE ecomagination Advisory Board member
World Economic Forum: Water Security: The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus
Thirsty Energy: Securing Energy in a Water-Constrained World
Investing in a Sustainable Future—James Cameron
Reimagining California’s Water Infrastructure—Jeff Kightlinger gives the “good,” the “bad,” and the “ugly” of dealing with the state’s water infrastructure.
Toward Hedging Climate Risk in Corporate Value Chains—Columbia Water Center White Paper by Naresh Devineni, Shama Perveen and Upmanu Lall
The Importance of Water Reuse—Jon Freedman argues that water reuse is essential for the world’s future water security and to protect the environment.
Ideas Lab—Amanda J. Waters: Water Community Calls for Reinvestment in Water Infrastructure
From the Water Environment Federation, Waters argues that investment in water infrastructure should be a national priority.
Ideas Lab—How Does Your Water Footprint Add Up?
Use this infographic to figure out how big your water footprint is.
Brought to you by GE ecomagination & Ideas Lab.
EVENT: Google Hangout on the Water-Energy Nexus was originally published on Ideas Lab
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