Developing environmentally stable energy processes and sources can have a positive impact on the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus paradigm. Much progress has been made over the utilization of solar, wind, and nuclear sources of energy. More efficient carbon economy and air quality practices will benefit from improved energy storage technology and uses of biofuels. Other areas to improve the FEW Nexus include reducing HCFCs refrigerants through more environmentally favorable substitutes. Current agricultural practices rely on unstainable usage of water. Biotechnology offers one of the means of rapidly improving the drought tolerance of crops and opening new growing environments to meet the challenges of climate change. Furthermore, recent advances in greener technologies has created a dynamic FEW Nexus landscape. The balance of water requirements and greenhouse gases produced by animals is an example of FEW Nexus dynamics that are impacted by population growth and food preferences.

Dynamic functionality of the Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Efforts to help agriculture meet global needs.

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