We know that renewable energy poses a real threat to the viability of fossil fuels, so why are its critics so persistent? Look to the paperless office debate for an explanation
The report of the Warburton inquiry, commissioned by Australias government as a hatchet job on the renewable electricity industry, has unintentionally demonstrated that renewables pose a real alternative to coal-fired electricity and are undermining the viability of incumbent generators.
But can renewable energy provide a solution to the problem of decarbonising the economy? To understand the problems and the process, it is worth thinking about the paperless office.