Nexus Megacities Boundaries Beijing

This research paper quantifies the water-energy nexus (WEN) of Beijing, analyzing resource consumption both within and beyond its geographic boundaries to inform resource utilization and regional development.

• In 2016, Beijing's internal energy production and transformation required 220 million m3/year of water, representing 5.6% of total freshwater use. Conversely, energy used for local water abstraction, supply, and treatment totaled 3.06 billion kWh, which was 1.1% of total energy consumption for that year.
• Beijing consumes more water for energy outside its boundaries than within them; external water for "imported" energy is 290 million m3/year, which is 1.3 times the amount of freshwater used for internal energy.
• There is a policy contradiction in Beijing where efforts to meet "three-red-line" water sector targets through increased recycled and transferred water use may hinder the achievement of carbon emission control targets. The authors suggest nature-based water recycling with low energy intensity as a solution.

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} }