Dominance. Get a step ahead with d, w. Business beyond the economy has been growing steadily for over a century, creating prosperity and security. But everything has its limits. We need ship, we need energy, we need food, but were gonna need it for centuries and centuries, pen millennia and hers longest humans around. And all of these things need water plaza in unit one. For the days when we had abundant Water Supplies are gone to fall by its is on and many regions of the world water has run out new and metal, no water at all, not to drill through that. The economy versus humanity versus nature. When did a joke it then it was this, we have a right to clean also debate, globally 70 percent of the water goes to irrigation, deeper visible, look in need water to make agriculture and uses a hell of a lot of water. Water will be the new gold they are not matching the reality of the disappearing water with their desire for economic growth. M. Weve always known water to be plentiful. Hm. But thats changing because of the climate prices ah. With water becoming scarce, this series asks, what happens if we have no more water . For years, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research has been warning about the effect of the Climate Crisis on the water supply. Thats handy, that wont find any st. Louis, my phone falls when i let it go, a lot of i dont need to do an experiment on that as i already know, what will happen . My video is simple because we understand physics icon. So if we increase c o 2 in the atmosphere, then we will warm the planet and, and a woman planet means more water vapor, more drought, more periods of intense precipitation a business. We dont have to do an experiment to know what availability is decreasing, map of it. As it gets even warmer, we will need even more water for agriculture to drink and for industry. Was in us quite a we can see this very clearly with tesla test which needs a relatively large amount of water locally, but also not. And of course, this has to be balanced with nature because what we do now, i will have a lasting effect. Its height for its giga factory and brandon book, outside of berlin, tesla wants access to especially valuable ground water reserves. Critics say the testing water from the region. Yeah. Thats your internet. Its so much. Whats it a look around you . But the local, what does appliances of know what of a further developments they, none of us are completely wrong. Its like water everywhere here. This seemed like a desert to you. Thank you, sir. As ridiculous a bang. Teslas application hasnt yet been approved. But its just one example of many german industry now seems to be waking up to the increasing scarcity of water, to nativity, shandy, toyota, and spells out. Since i told the dry years and 201820192020. We also showed companies how important water is of the needle, and now there is a big rush to permit the seat of that. And we must really be aware of the tree water supply now from them, so that we dont sell at office for cough as fast as cold water is a sought after a commodity, and the chairman of the federal working group on water. Professor martine campbell wants authorities to use restraint when allocating water rights. Hum, felix also unplug fits, and so we have a lot of big offers or with the global water shortage. The biggest Water Companies in the world are knocking on our door holes, not big names that everyone knows if they will want to get water from us because the quality is simply excellent for ford soup leash. Coca cola is planning a controversial project to extract water and luna berg. Germanys Largest Beverage Company has been bottling its vio, brand water, and the northern germantown for years. I say it american named awesome god, was allowed to run a 5th to 20, already have approval to draw 350000 cubic meters from the aquifer, which is the same amount we put in the application for a 3rd well on to double the amount of water were taking for dobrinka. Ready coca colas quest for water leads to happen. Step just outside lunar burke, the company is drilling a well 190 meters deep into the earth. Here, putting the mayor in a dilemma to progress was the for colton. The all 4 of us ultimately submitted us in berlin on the question is simply how do we sell it . Or rather, how do we communicate to citizen . Is that the ground water that is actually there to ensure the supply of public Drinking Water is partially being given to the beverage industry. So and then we have to tell citizens when they get in return or who about an or 100 a sounded awful resistance is stirring in the region of luna book more and more people are protesting against coca cola. More than 1000 people recently took part in a demonstration, organized by our water luna, book the initiative fears their water is being sold off. Yeah. Then luna bogus. My name is Mariana Thomas spelled and i am also a member of our waterloo board. As mr. Didnt want to stop this. Wow, i want to prevent coca cola from taking any more and they will say, okay, and we cant produce any movie in dr. Marianna. Tim, as fed has been involved in the Citizens Initiative since the beginning of 2020 local politician yanns buttah issues, water extraction permits even coca colas. His decision will last for decades that and b and child threw up the annette knob, the ground water authorities and luna book 1st determine whether extraction is possible and then we make a decision with that can also mean that we have to make a decision that the town doesnt like that if you go by the next to name is water rights are up to local administrators. But the state of lower saxony, where luna blog is located is also dealing with this issue needed jacksons confused camera. Saxony is quite diverse. Of we have regions where there is a lot of water. You attended a big area like lower saxony. There are also regions like the north east of our state that have less ground water vinegar since there is so little right if there is more demand, for example, because farmers have to irrigate the laugh, they should bricklin mr. The effects of the warm dry years can no longer be downplayed. The consequences can be seen everywhere and its especially severe in the region around luna board. These are tie, it says on seems follow this. Poland is usually much below turner. Sadly, the water level is very, less eager once get us going said c. O does. Alba basically were worried about the legacy were leaving to the next generation. The generation was that follow water is the foundation for all relying of her for alice leave in the future, germany will have to learn to get by with less water for other parts of our planet that day has already come or worse. Since i need at least always actually really sad because in many parts of the world, coca cola does succeed. And then people can only by watering the supermarket at high prices in mexico for example, by ashby sun calistoga, in southern mexico has a large coca cola plant well protected behind high fences and barbed wire. Mexican Health Authorities say more of the beverage is consumed here than anywhere else in mexico to leaders per person per day on average. As long as coca cola has enough water, business is good for the people of san could he still ball however, life is very different. They are left high and dry. This i havent looked at here is the force it on. There is no water tool, not a drawing. Absolutely no holter. No one. Yes, the breath, its like this every day. The whole city that everywhere in the city, people are complaining in every neighborhood because they have in a water. Yeah. Oh stossel one at amanda is boss gaze also has no water. Vasquez is a gardener. Without water. He has no work. He whose orita young like the name was ellen. We have no water and wont have any until monday. Then we will have water from the tab again until then we have to make due with the water for food and then its unbelievable even. And on top of that, our, the dry season is just beginning at the input basic, take care of water today because it is important for to morrow. This sine tells us that it was at glassy. Is it any 2nd now what hold hold let takes water out 24 hours a day. I said for soft drinks and water that they bet is selma bottle soon, but every wrap were to other cities, the country and state. This is that they half water you said why allowed were because place in europe it all up for the and the people of san cristobelle dont have access to that. Only war telephone does not. Carrington see they have to buy water in plastic bottles. It c l, the name of the brand translates as sky, but its a product of coca cola, bottled from the ground ikea, you know, theyre on his mac, said emma corner, were gay. Silica Water Authority here is called con hogwash or let in the tissues permits. And coca cola has a license for many years or better because we had a president who used to work for coca cola helix. He sent a fuck. So he made sure they got all the licences okay, called exclusive rights to the high quality water of a once water rich region, no doubt, and extremely lucrative business that corporate fuller. Explain the i dont, matthew, me, john doesnt those me literacy. I, were coca cola pumps, more than 1200000 liters of water every day. Those they have 3 wells from which they produce all their products, then they lightly distribute them. So the water from San Cristobal ask is that all the surrounding neighborhoods dont have enough water. Alice india. How quickly is the water supply changing in the region . How long will the reserves last . Nasas Grace Mission can provide information about developments in San Cristobal, how the region has been losing water since 2011, 60 per cent, faster than the rest of central america. On average. The data cannot determine coca cola role in the disappearance, or if it has one we asked to coca cola for a comment and the company said its aware of the water problem which is why it helps local residents install water tanks as well as rain water and other collection devices the people who have hardly any water left want change. And also that us get him was, is vicki the, can we won the Coca Cola Company out here that can you tell me the last you that people are rebelling against the powerful industries . Huge thirst for water. Its david versus goliath. What they say yes, that is what we want. But you know what . Its like to fight a monster. The monster is huge, not yet. Its a war for water in because there will be no more water. Southern mexico was once the countrys most water rich region and will eventually lose its water reserves. Just a few hours flight to the north lies phoenix. This city of over a 1000000 people in the south west u. S. Is as dry as dust a rapidly growing metropolis in the middle of the desert. The economy is booming and micro chip manufacturer intel is building a gigantic plant. Here it is the largest private Sector Investment in arizonas history. 20000000000. 00. Really unbelievable. Everywhere we drive around here, we just say the scope of this place and just stretches and stretches and stretches. And its hard to see where one plant ends on the other plant begins. And this water facility is about the size of a facility that it see for a small city who micro chip production requires a huge amount of ultra pure water. But intel has been expanding in phoenix for more than 25 years. Anyway. Why invest in the middle of the desert . We are here in the middle of the desert. It is warm theres. Theres no question about it. So why building the desert . We take many factors into consideration when we decide where to build a favourable Business Environment is certainly one of those. A strong workforce educated workforce is another. But thinking ahead about an infrastructure, including utilities, water is very critical to us as well. And when we evaluated arizona 25 plus years ago, we saw that the state had done that and was looking ahead and preparing for that drought in the future. Every drop counts. Thats why intel is investing in this state of the art Water Treatment plant. To further purify the water, the City Supplies 25 plus years ago. What we decided to do was to fund the building of a facility that i believe youll see later called the o b r f. Fact its, its here over my shoulder. You can see it in the background. And what that facility does that partnership with the city is it allows us to send some of our water from intel to the city where that water is cleaned, to reuse standards, and then it can be reused for irrigation. Other applications, parks, golf courses, et cetera. In the city, and it can also be cleaned and put back into the aquifer, which the city has done for many years over the past couple of decades as well. This Water Treatment plant is located next to the companys waterworks, intel financed it together with the city to recycle some of the waste water from production b and that we are in arizona. We are in the middle of a drought. We have been for many years. Theres just not a whole abundance of water to get Water Conservation is really important for the state of arizona. For intel, its plants like this are going to be needed in the future to basically squeeze every last drop out of that water. Herculean task. But will it be enough now looking good, we just need to get more rain. Need to fill the reservoirs up. Right. The fan sure that we have water in the future. Why is the industry investing in one of the driest places in the world . Scientist and journalist a brom loosed garden is also curious. Why are corporations moving to regions that have hardly any water in the United States, especially there still these weird, perverse incentives that do keep the flow of population going in the wrong direction in a way, you know, the city of phoenix, the Fastest Growing city in the United States we, weve made water cheap in the south west. If you own a house in the city of phoenix, you dont pay very much for your water. Even pay less than somebody in philadelphia. Pennsylvania pays for their water despite the fact that your water in arizona is incredibly scarce, but those price signals, thats the market at work. And so the market in that situation is telling people an incredibly water, scarce region that they can afford all the water they want. And that its really not that valuable does in tell, know about the lack of water. How are its people dealing with the Climate Crisis . We are in the middle of the the worst route that weve seen here in the south west and in any of our lifetimes. How do i see it . Personally . I recently did some landscaping in my backyard, the grass came out, the artificial turf came in. So i think were all learning how to adapt to this new world and, and say, okay, if there is going to be less water available. You know, not only what can, what can we do as a company, what can i do personally to make that a little better. This region is running out of water and its running out of water very fast. And so there is that information is not making its way through to the city planners. I to the elected officials, to the, you know, to the governor, they are not matching the reality of the disappearing water with their desire for economic growth. Those things are, they are there at odds right now, and that is the definition of unsustainable rural areas in the western us provide more insight on the water crisis. Weve seen all the struggles that people face in the cities to conserve water are going through some real herculean efforts to, to use water efficiently. And then we come out here, we see this greeting of the desert, a strange sight, a kind of mirage in the desert. Once completely parched ground turned into vibrant green fields. As far as the i can see, kilometer after kilometer desert artificially irrigated. Welcome to the imperial irrigation district. One of the largest agricultural regions in north america. And coca cola is here to the imperial irrigation district, known as i, i d holds the largest and oldest water rights on the west coast. A good morning. How you doin . Good rubber. Welcome. The i d Robert Schnettler of the i. D wants to show jeff im an yeti, his agricultural associations fields. Many of the water writes from the Colorado River belong to the id agricultural association. The idea knows the value of its water without water, so everything here would disappear. I these main concern is the protection of its water rights, and these have been argued for the years, but we, we still have these water right. That for, for this water, for air, mainly for agriculture purposes. Yes, sir, in this appellate industry, but its really important that we keep that because we are providing food and fiber for the nation. Without water, there is no agriculture, but how effectively is agriculture using the Precious Resource and what is it being used for . To grow feed crops, for example, this here is alpha alpha hay which is used for cattle. And what were coming up on is couple fields of alfalfa. And what we see here is the sprinkler irrigation system for the imperial irrigation district is right at the end of the Colorado River. But it is 1st in line for the water, right . It has the senior water, right . So it has access to a tremendous amount of water to grow alfalfa in the middle of the desert. This is to me a growth misuse of this, of this great, right . That they have this great, unfettered access to a tremendous amount of water. And about 75 percent of the alpha that is grown in the imperial irrigation district is exported to china. So that is like taking Colorado River water and shipping at to china is the agriculture industry even aware of the situation . The enormous Agricultural Sector is keenly aware of how scarce it is because they fight to the death for it, and they lobby for it, you know, in state houses and in washington. And, um, you know, and they, they argue, you know, vociferously for what they need. So theyre keenly aware um, but perhaps less willing to sacrifice their share of, of that water distribution.