Vídeo: A nossa pegada hídrica: perceber a utilização escondida de água na Europa

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[Music] what is a water footprint it’s all the fresh water we use not just in drinks and showers but in everything we consume we use water to make food clothes cars and more one cotton t-shirt takes 2,700 l a kilogram of beef uses 15,000 l and a kilogram of chocolate takes more than 17 ,000 L some Industries consume more water than others agriculture has the highest water footprint we use water to grow crops many of which are then used to feed livestock plus drinking water for Animals processing and packaging energy production is also highly intensive water is used for cooling in power plants biofuel plants and in hydroelectric power growing cotton and dying fabric use in immense quantities of water too and Technology like smartphones and data centers also have high water Footprints the EU has two corporate sustainability directives which oblige companies to address their environmental impact including their water footprint and lessen any negative effects like excessive water use or damage to ecosystems [Music]