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China’s Green Revolution & China’s Green Revolution & Water-Energy Choke Points Water-Energy Choke Points
Jennifer L. Turner, China Environment Forum, Woodrow Wilson Center
Chinese Communist Party Ranked the #1 Green Giant
China’s Watergy By Numbers
#1
20% (32%)
¼
350 Million
-20%
+15%
400 GW
Electrical Energy Production China
CoalSolar
Wind
Hydro
Nuclear
Coal Solar Wind Hydro Nuclear
2010 2020
960Gw960Gw
1900Gw1900Gw
China’s Water-Energy Choke PointChina’s Water-Energy Choke Point
China’s Demand for Energy is Outpacing its Freshwater Supply
By 2030 China Will Face A 52 Trillion Gallon Water Shortage (Driven Mainly By Coal Production and Consumption)
Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Water on the Move
CanadianTar SandsOil
加拿大油砂
China’s Eco-WarriorsWang Canfa, CLAPV
Ma Jun, Institute forPublic and Environmental Affairs
Wen Bo, Formerly Pacific Environment
Yu Xiaogang, Green Watershed
Wang YongchenGreen Earth Volunteers