Peter Love makes the case that energy and water communities share a common culture: conservation. From a policy perspective, both water and energy have similarities; Canadians' perspective is that we have lots of both. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle apply to both energy and water; but we have done a weak job on the first priority, Reduce. There are silos; for example, typically electricity people don't talk to oil people. A Blueprint for Action on Energy and Water offers eight areas of collaboration (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy and Alliance for Water Efficiency). He finishes with the success stories that show a culture of conservation is possible: Think, Believe, Act
Peter Love is Adjunct Professor of the Sustainable Energy Initiative, York University, Toronto, Canada and President at Love Energy Consultants Inc . His presentation was part of a panel discussion on Collaboration in Energy and Water at the Canadian Water Summit, Calgary, June 27, 2013.
