UN: Water supplies at risk from growing energy demand

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Water used for energy production set to rise by a third to 20 per cent of total withdrawal by 2035

Growing energy demand is likely to put increased stress on fresh water resources that are already under severe strain, a UN report warns today. Published to coincide with World Water Day, the 2014 United...

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