GC042
Impacts of Climate Change on Water and Energy Systems

Session ID#: 82399

Session Description:
Water and energy are essential to human society, yet vulnerable to climate change. For example, climate change will have impacts on the quantity and quality water resources, which may affect water availability for cooling at power plants and the yield of clean energy from hydro, wind, and solar systems. Considering potential increases in intensity and frequency of climate extremes, understanding and quantifying the interdependence and challenges among climate, water and the energy system is critical.

To assess the integrative impacts of climate change on water and energy systems and advance our understanding of the climate-water-energy nexus, we welcome contributions that focus on water and energy issues including, but not limited to:

  • Climate modelling with a focus on water availability
  • Regional analyses of precipitation and water availability
  • Impacts of climate change on water quality and quantity
  • Impacts of climate change or extremes on energy production, energy demand, or grid operations
Index Terms:

1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1807 Climate impacts [HYDROLOGY]
1817 Extreme events [HYDROLOGY]
6344 System operation and management [POLICY SCIENCES]

Primary Convener:  Alan V Di Vittorio, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
Conveners:  Chan Xiao, National Climate Center, Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China and Zexuan Xu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Alan V Di Vittorio, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, United States
 
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Hongmei Xu1, Pengcheng Qin2, Min Liu2 and Chan Xiao3, (1)China Meteorological Administration, National Climate Centre, Beijing, China, (2)Hubei Meteorology Bureau, Wuhan Regional Climate Centre, Wuhan, China, (3)China Meteorological Administration, National Climate Center, Beijing, China
 
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Wang Qingming, Beijing, Beijing, China
 
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