Session at the "Brainstorm Green 2012" Conference" // "Beyond the Energy-Water-Food Nexus"

To solve population and resource challenges, societies are looking to the intersection of energy, water, and food. It takes energy to extract, process, and transport water. It takes energy and water to grow food. It takes water and land–which might otherwise be used for food–to produce biofuels. What are the tensions and tradeoffs?