Wastewater has the potential to provide electricity for around half a billion people each year.
Wastewater must be actively and urgently brought into the development of climate solutions. There is about five times more energy contained in wastewater than is needed to treat it.
Energy from wastewater can help to contribute to green energy requirements and climate mitigation. This alternative, reliable and accessible energy source has been projected to supply half a billion people per year.
Sustainable wastewater management that recovers vital resources can contribute to climate mitigation as well as adaptation and resilience, with the co-benefits of tackling the two other threads of the triple planetary crises: biodiversity loss and pollution.
You can read more on this factsheet or watch this video on the potential of wastewater to address the climate crisis.
