'Renewable energy breeding' can stop Australia blowing the carbon budget – if we're quick
- Written by Mark Diesendorf, Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW
Moving to a future powered mainly by renewable energy will be crucial if we are to stay within the global warming limits set out by the Paris Agreement. But building all of this new renewable energy will initially require fossil fuels to help power all of the necessary mining, construction and decommissioning. This raises the question as to...