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A new era of ‘climate thinking’

Posted by: Maven on May 28, 2009 at 7:53 am

Mary Nichols was keynote speaker at the The West Coast Summit of the Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future in Santa Clara recently, reports Reuters News:

In a broad overview of her agency’s scoping plan that will carry out the goals of the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, Nichols described how a new way of thinking — “climate thinking” — will alter the long-term decisions made by policymakers and companies.

For example, state water planning and regulatory agencies inserted a water element into the scoping plan. It specifically calls for reductions in the energy used in water treatment plants; the state will then look for opportunities to improve efficiency moving water around the state.

“Instinctively, you would think that using more localized groundwater or recycled water is a better alternative than transporting water, at least if you have to pump it from one place to another,” Nichols said. “This is another one of those areas where you really have to look at the full lifecycle costs of things and what your options are.”

But before we move water, she said, we should first concentrate on saving water, avoid degrading it to the point where it can’t be used again, and find energy-efficient means of cleaning up the water we already have.

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May 28, 2009 · Filed Under Climate change & water supply

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