Climate change may hurt power plants' ability to produce electricity

Power plants across the globe could have their ability to produce electricity significantly affected by the impacts of climate change, a study has claimed.

By the middle of the century, factors such as rising water temperatures might diminish water supplies vital to the production of power, research published in the journal “Nature Climate Change” suggests.

Coupled with an increasing global demand for electricity, this could impact the ability of power plants to produce enough electricity.