1. Creative Solutions for our Environment
Water and Energy – Currents of Molecules and Electrons
Your Name Veolia Water North America
June 2010
Edwin Pinero
Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Veolia Water North America 1

2. The benchmark standard for professional water services
Managing water and wastewater services for public authorities and industry
Designing technological solutions and building and managing the facilities and systems required to deliver these services
Construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of networks and associated infrastructure
2009 Revenue
$18.1 billion
95,000 employees
Drinking water services to
95 million people
Wastewater services to
68 million people
Facilities managed
+5,260 water
+3,220 wastewater

3. The View from the “Water Company”
We are a water resource management company
We consume energy and generate GHG in providing water services
We operate under the three pillars of sustainability (economy, environment, social/quality of life)
Water and energy are integral to all of the three pillars
Therefore water and energy sustainability is not part of our business…it IS our business

4. Water-Energy Nexus Already an overused term Very encompassing
It takes water to make energy, it takes energy to care for water
Climate and energy actions and policies have water-related implications
Most “carbon friendly” or “energy friendly” options are NOT necessarily most “water friendly” options- trade offs required
Sectors do not communicate well
Need more strategic approaches (co-locating, EE, WE)
But the energy-water nexus is part of the broader water-energy-growth nexus

5. Finding the path to sustainability
What is one of the world’s main challenges?
Finding the path to sustainability 5 5

6. Research by the International Food Policy Research Institute and Veolia Water
The impact of water scarcity not just on people, energy, and food supply but on the economy– now and in 2050!

7. Severe water scarcity = unsustainable withdrawals
Moderate stress (< 20%)
“Safe” withdrawals less than 20% of internal renewable water resources
Generally avoids local environmental impacts
<20% %
> 40%
Water stress ( %)
Stress apparent during drought periods and with water quality impacts of water use
Some transport of water within the region required to meet demand
Water Stress Index Total withdrawals as share of internal renewable water resources
Water-scarce (> 40%) - "at risk"
Large spatial variability of demand results in "unsustainable“ withdrawals within river basin
Local impacts of over-extractions more common
Water stress: water use in excess of 40 percent of available resources, at river basin and country levels, where water scarcity puts economic development and food production at risk.

8. Four megatrend global scenarios developed and projected

9. 2
Already, water-scarce regions account for 36% of global population (2.5 Bn) and $9.4 trillion (22%) of global GDP
2010
How many people live in water short areas (%)?
Water stress, percent of total renewable water withdrawn
> 50
< 20
No data
0 - 20% 46 % 18
2.5 Bn
people
> 40% 36
2010
How much GDP is generated in water scarce regions (%)?
0 - 20% 59 % 19
9.4 trillion USD2
> 40% 22
2010
1 >40% water stress
2 Year 2000 prices 9 9

10. Under business-as-usual water productivity and medium growth, 52% of population and 45% of GDP are in regions at risk due to water stress
Business as usual (BAU) water productivity, medium growth, 2050
How many people live in water short areas?
4.7 Bn people, 70% of 2010 pop.
Increase by 90% compared to 2010
Water stress, percent of total renewable water withdrawn
< 20
No data
> 50 32 46 16 18 52 36
2010
2050
How much GDP is generated
in water scarce regions?
63 trillion USD x 2010 total GDP
Increase by 570% compared to 2010 30 59 25 19 45 22
2010
2050
1 >40% water stress
2 Year 2000 prices 10 10

11. In a blue world, water stress can be substantially reduced, with ~1 billion people and $17 trillion2 GDP coming from less water scarce areas1
"Blue" high-productivity scenario medium growth, 2050
How many people live in water short areas?
Water stress, percent of total renewable water withdrawn
> 50
< 20
No data
Decrease of 11% to BAU
1 Bn peo-ple in less scarce regions 32 38 16 21 52 41
2050-BAU
2050- Blue
How much GDP is generated
in water scarce regions?
Decrease 12% com-pared to 2010
17,000 Bn USD2 in less scarce regions 30 38 25 28 45 33
2050-BAU
2050- Blue
1 >40% water stress
2 Based on year 2000 prices 11 11

12. Grey High-Growth Scenario – 2010

13. Grey High-Growth Scenario – 2030

14. Grey High-Growth Scenario – 2050

15. Blue High-Growth Scenario – 2010

16. Blue High-Growth Scenario – 2030

17. Blue High-Growth Scenario – 2050

18. Raising awareness (Growing Blue, www.growingblue.com)
What can be done?
Raising awareness (Growing Blue,
Reducing energy use
Managing carbon footprint
Promoting energy management
Applying innovative business models

19. Thank you for the discussion!