Nexus Megacities Boundaries Beijing

The study analyzes the water-energy nexus (WEN) in Beijing for 2016, finding that water consumed for 'imported' energy exceeds water used for internal energy production. It highlights a policy contradiction where efforts to meet water targets through recycled and transferred water may hinder carbon emission control targets, suggesting a shift toward low energy intensity, nature-based water recycling.

• In 2016, Beijing's internal water use for energy production and transformation was 220 million m3/year (5.6% of total freshwater use), while energy for local water abstraction, supply, and treatment was 3.06 billion kWh (1.1% of total energy consumption).
• Beijing consumes more water for energy outside its boundaries than within; external water for 'imported' energy is 290 million m3/year, which is 1.3 times the amount used for internal energy.
• There is a conflict between Beijing's water and energy policies: increasing the use of transferred and recycled water to meet 'three-red-line' water targets makes achieving carbon emission control targets more difficult.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Nexus Megacities Boundaries Beijing. https://www.sei.org/publications/nexus-megacities-boundaries-beijing/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Nexus Megacities Boundaries Beijing. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/nexus-megacities-boundaries-beijing/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019nexus, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Nexus Megacities Boundaries Beijing}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = aug, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/nexus-megacities-boundaries-beijing/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }