Comments on: Churchill Club: Top Ten Trends Debate http://seekerblog.com/2008/05/21/churchill-club-top-ten-trends-debate/ Seeking reliable, objective sources on economics and energy-policy issues Sat, 26 May 2012 07:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve Darden http://seekerblog.com/2008/05/21/churchill-club-top-ten-trends-debate/#comment-780 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:42:04 +0000 http://seekerblog.com/archives/20080521/churchill-club-top-ten-trends-debate/#comment-780 Yes, I agree with your outline. Water is likely to be an urgent priority in the next 10 to 20 years – in part due to warming, but mostly due to growth and waste.

Global warming impacts are likely further out (50+ years?). If global warming turns out to be worse/faster than current projections, then I would expect that to accelerate the water shortages. So water still hurts first.

]]> By: Will Howard http://seekerblog.com/2008/05/21/churchill-club-top-ten-trends-debate/#comment-779 Thu, 22 May 2008 07:30:02 +0000 http://seekerblog.com/archives/20080521/churchill-club-top-ten-trends-debate/#comment-779 “Water tech will replace global warming as a global priority.
The world is running out of usable water and this will kill millions more people in our lifetime than global warming.”

I think this is a good point. Water may well be a greater near-term problem than global warming, but over the course of the coming century it will be modified by global warming. But if you’re worried about the next ten years, water is likely to be a greater problem than it already is. For reasons including but not confined to climate. Population and economic growth are affecting water supply and will continue to do so.

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