European firms confront water crisis

A study, led by the Carbon Disclosure Project to commemorate World Water Day, analysed 70 European companies in mainland Europe and concluded that, throughout the EU, companies were coming to grips with global water shortages linked to CO2 emissions.

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Carbon Disclosure Project: Safeguarding Europe’s water resources [2014] https://www.cdp.net/CDPResults/CDP-EU-water-report-2014.pdf

EurActiv, 18.03.14: IEA: Energy sector’s use of water to rise by 20% http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/energy-sector-use-water-rise-20-news-534197

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