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DOI | DOI10.1088/1748-9326/abbd63 |
Desalination and sustainability: a triple bottom line study of Australia | |
Michael Heihsel; Manfred Lenzen; Frank Behrendt | |
2020-11-20 | |
发表期刊 | Environmental Research Letters |
出版年 | 2020 |
英文摘要 | 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 emissions when using electricity from fossil sources. In our study, we compare different electricity mixes for seawater desalination in terms of some economic, social and environmental attributes. For this purpose, we developed a comprehensive multi-regional input-output model that we apply in a hybrid life-cycle assessment spanning a period of 29 yr. In our case study, we model desalination plants destined to close the water gap in the Murray-Darling basin, Australia's major agricultural area. We find that under a 100%-renewable electricity system, desalination consumes 20% less water, emits 90% less greenhouse gases, and generates 14% more employment. However, the positive impacts go hand in hand with 17% higher land use, and a 10% decrease in gross value added, excluding external effects. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/304253 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Michael Heihsel,Manfred Lenzen,Frank Behrendt. Desalination and sustainability: a triple bottom line study of Australia[J]. Environmental Research Letters,2020. |
APA | Michael Heihsel,Manfred Lenzen,&Frank Behrendt.(2020).Desalination and sustainability: a triple bottom line study of Australia.Environmental Research Letters. |
MLA | Michael Heihsel,et al."Desalination and sustainability: a triple bottom line study of Australia".Environmental Research Letters (2020). |
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