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However, it fails to incentivize projects that share surplus electricity to improve local energy access or domestic decarbonization.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000061#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While the BMWK pilot auction prohibits using groundwater or water for human consumption in arid regions, it does not fully address competing water demands from industry or agriculture. There is also no requirement to ensure the additionality of desalination or water treatment plants, risking the prioritization of hydrogen infrastructure over local water access.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000061#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Land use safeguards in the BMWK pilot auction focus on globally recognized classifications, which may overlook locally significant or sacred sites. 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This growth lagged significantly behind average individual consumption, which increased by 54% (1.36% per year) over the same period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002712#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Market natural capital per person declined by 25% from 1980 to 2013 due to physical depletion and market changes. Non-monetary indicators further suggest declines in non-market natural capital, including forest area, wetland area, and glacier mass, as well as a decline in sea ice extent.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002712#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Human capital, which constitutes 80% of Canada's comprehensive wealth, showed 0% growth between 1980 and 2013. 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