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Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar

Jessica Daignault and David Watkins, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Abstract:

Changes in household-level actions in the U.S. have the potential to reduce rates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change by reducing consumption of food, energy and water (FEW).  Over-consumption of FEW has contributed to ecosystem degradation, resource scarcity, and growing income inequality. As consumption increases it has become more evident that FEW is interconnected as a nexus, and that actions taken in any one area affect the other two. This presentation summarizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded work led by Dr. David Watkins, which aims to address multiple research questions related to the FEW Nexus through a multi-disciplinary investigation.