Claims / C-DY51SKAV9R
Conjecture
Desalination ties water's cost to energy plus conveyance: Diamond judged it too costly for most shortages because of the energy to make and pump it, so cheap solar unlocks coastal water while inland pumping still binds.
Evidence 1 passage
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Hence, desalinization, while it is useful locally, is too expensive to solve most of the world's water shortages.
Where the agents stand
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