Publication // Burning Our Rivers <<-->> The Water Footprint of Electricity
It takes water to produce electricity. As many Americans retreat to air-conditioned environments to get out of the heat, the flame increases under…
Forthcoming: to be released on 12 Nov 2012 // World Energy Outlook 2012
Drawing on the latest data and policy developments, the 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook presents analytical insights into trends in energy…
Video // Energy-water-food: the resource consumption puzzle
On his first day at TEDGlobal 2012 in Edinburgh, Norbert Both, VP Corporate Communications at Shell, talks about his first impressions of the event…
Nexus at Rio+20 // "The Nexus is already at the forefront of political and scientific debate."
A voice from the ground, Edward Byers, PhD student from Newcastle/UK, gives his view of the NEXUS event at the German Pavilion in Rio.
Publication // The Green Economy Pocketbook: The Case for Action
This publication describes a vision for change. It provides a snapshot of the opportunities, as well as the questions, presented by a shift to a…
iisd // SEI Calls for Integrating the Water-Land-Energy Nexus in the SDGs
Researchers from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) have published an article, titled "Managing the Water-Land-Energy Nexus for Sustainable…
NEXUS Interview // The Nexus at Rio+20: way forward?
An interview with Albert Butare, Co-Chair of the Bonn2011 Nexus Conference and NEXUS Ambassador
AlertNet // Sustainable agriculture needs integrated solutions
In its RIO+20 Call-to-action, CGIAR called for "adopting cross-sectoral approaches which facilitate broader partnerships, coordinated regulatory…
Research and Reporting Project // Choke Point: US
In undertaking Choke Point: U.S., Circle of Blue set out to understand whether the transition to a low-carbon economy would produce a penalty or a…
UN Chronicle // Managing the Water-Land-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development
We live in the Anthropocene in which humans have become a major force shaping the environment. Rising incomes and reduced poverty have coincided with…
CSR Wire // Circle of Blue Founder J. Carl Ganter Receives Rockefeller Foundation Centennial Innovation Award
The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that J. Carl Ganter, director and co-founder of Circle of Blue, a team of leading journalists and…
Key Issues for Rio+20 // World Bank's Key Issues for Rio+20
The world's current growth patterns are not only unsustainable, they are also deeply inefficient. That is why inclusive green growth is necessary and…
Communiqué // Business Leaders to Heads of Governments attending Rio+20 Summit: "Make Water Sustainability A Priority!"
As you gather for crucial deliberations on the occasion of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development ("Rio+20 "), we wish to urge you to…
The Guardian // Rio+20: Big businesses club together to demand water is given fair value
Forty five influential CEOs commit to lobbying for political change to stave off water crisis It's not often that you get 45 of the world's most…
Forbes // Should Countries With No Water Be Pushing for Growth?
The water-energy nexus has been coming into focus over the last couple of years. The idea is that water and energy are inextricably linked: it takes…