Thought for the Week: Stand by for desalination

Hrkn to .. Thought for the Week · Aug 17, 2026 · 10m

Months of drought are gradually waking us up to the fact that climate change really is a serious concern: if we're not going to stop it, then we have to take mitigation action seriously. Fresh water is our most critical natural resource: the only alternative to rainfall is desalination. Thames Water was ahead of its time with installing their Beckton plant for London in 2011, but politicians must now accept that the era of treating fresh water as an unlimited resource is over and new strategies must be developed to tackle the challenges ahead. Background music: 'Trickle of Water' by…