Most desalination facilities are powered by fossil fuels, which release significant greenhouse gas levels. Nuclear desalination is a more sustainable approach that uses heat from a nuclear power plant for reverse osmosis and distillation. This gives a nuclear power plant a secondary purpose beyond providing electricity.
The ocean is a critical life-support system for our planet through its role in global climate regulation. It absorbs most of the carbon emissions and heat trapped in the atmosphere which are a result of human activities.
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) and its international partners have announced the launch of a unique Technology Without Borders initiative to bridge the net zero energy technology gap between nations in the Global North and the Global South.
According to recent studies, the frozen methane known as “fire-ice,” which is locked under the oceans as a solid, is susceptible to melting as a result of climate change and may end up in the ocean.