Desalination and sustainability: a triple bottom line study of Australia

For many arid countries, desalination is considered as the final possible option to ensure water availability. Although seawater desalination offers the utilisation of almost infinite water resources, the technology is associated with high costs, high energy consumption and thus high carbon emission...

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Main Authors: Michael Heihsel, Manfred Lenzen, Frank Behrendt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abbd63