moreover a need for additional agricultural land for bioenergy production at the expense of naturally vegetated land will increase water demand and affect hydrological cycles berndes rowe et al similarly climate policies aimed at reducing the use of fossil fuels provide an incentive to increase the amount of hydro wind and solar power which may lead to increased land use eg from flooded areas behind dams thus both renewable power and large scale bioenergy production have substantial land claims and affect both water and energy and thus interact within the landwaterenergy nexus ringler et al