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Bill Bovingdon

@williambovingdon.substack.com
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Sustainable Finance, Green Bonds Co-Founder Altius, Director Australian Ethical, Adjunct Fellow UNSW Business School Also, Arsenal, St Kilda FC, guitar and fly fishing

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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 18h
Arrested for not driving EVs
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Graham Readfearn @readfearn.bsky.social · 18h
News from me: Antarctica’s winter sea ice has peaked at its third-lowest level on record, falling a million square kilometres – or almost 400,000 square miles – short of the long-term average, scientists have confirmed. "This is not a future problem. It’s a now problem.”
theguardian.com
Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
Coverage falls a million square kilometres short of long-term average with global heating likely driving losses
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 18h
talent and class
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 27/09/2026
A Crusoe (fossil fuel company powering data centres) claimed no protesters at NY climate wk live near a data centre - but as @mollytaft.com points out, why is that relevant when climate impacts *everyone* *everywhere*? We *all* live near data centres, in that regard www.wired.com/story/data-c...
A day before the panel, at a different briefing, I watched BloombergNEF analysts talk about the group’s projections of a massive new influx of demand for fossil fuel power over the coming years, driven primarily by data centers. Data centers, according to BNEF’s analysis, will likely comprise more than 5 percent of global electricity demand by 2035, tripling their needs now. The majority of that demand will be met by new and existing natural gas plants, and could raise the power sector’s emissions by 6 percent in less than 10 years.
That doesn’t even account for gas power plants being built off the grid to service data centers. A separate BNEF analysis of 99 proposed on-site gas power plants found that they could increase US power sector emissions by 20 to 33 percent if they’re all built, posing a major climate threat. Declines in emissions from coal plant retirements will be more than offset by new gas emissions, and more coal plants are staying online thanks to the new demand.
Even if data centers pull off the PR turnaround of the century and ease concerns about water use and energy bills, the fossil fuel buildout still looms as one of the biggest consequences of their buildout. Extinction Rebellion may, at the end of the day, be right: all those added emissions mean that even those of us who aren’t living near data centers will end up feeling their impacts.
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Christopher Wright @chriswrightau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interesting piece by @mollytaft.com on the community backlash in the US to the AI data center buildout and how local concerns dominate over issues like #climatechange - very similar to what we are finding in Australia: www.wired.com/story/data-c...
wired.com
The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 29/09/2026
Trump administration appears to have bet on the wrong horse, with renewables surging and coal power shrinking despite his bluster and conspiracy theories reneweconomy.com.au/trump-unable-to…
reneweconomy.com.au
Trump unable to stop clean energy revolution, as wind and solar output surges and coal shrinks
Trump administration appears to have bet on the wrong horse, with renewables surging and coal power shrinking despite his bluster and conspiracy theories.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 29/09/2026
Advantages include “near-silent operation. Energy recovery braking also increases the vehicle’s efficiency – a particularly valuable feature on a rubbish truck with its stop-and-go operations” thedriven.io/2026/09/28/w...
thedriven.io
Waste collection giant trials electric rubbish truck at Australian operations
Waste collection giant with fleet of 600 rubbish trucks in Australia trials a fully electric version at its Brisbane operations.
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WA Orchids @wa-orchids.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wildflower season is well and truly underway now in the southwest of Western Australia… the native bushland is quite literally full of colour 💛🧡🩷💜🌿 (IDs in ALT) #ozflora #wildoz #orchids #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #Dunsborough #spring
Caladenia flava flava - Cowslip Orchid - cluster of 4 yellow orchid flowers with red markings on the top sepal and petals Chorizema diversifolium - cluster of orange pea like flowers with yellow centresPimelea rosea - Rosy Rice Flower - cluster of deep pink flowers in a spherical flower headAgrostocrinum hirsutum - purple/blue flower with 6 delicate petals
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 28/09/2026
m.miningweekly.com/article/fort...
m.miningweekly.com
Fortescue, Metso reach green ironmaking milestone
Iron-ore major Fortescue’s Christmas Creek Green Metal Project, which features mining technology specialist Metso’s Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Smelting Furnace technology, has produced its first hot me...
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Kate Mackenzie @katemac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Crowding out
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Prof Ray Wills @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 27/09/2026
Here's my banana model bsky.app/profile/prof... (with a bonus small thread)
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Rachel Hollis @rachelhollisart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Did you know a group of finches is called a 'charm'? Inspired by Neville Cayley's 'A Charm of Finches' this drawing includes every one of Australia's finch species #birdart #finch #finches #birds
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026
"We are in a state of perpetual gas price spikes", says Ana Musat, exec director for policy at RenewableUK Says energy bills have been hit by 9x gas price spikes in a decade and that renewables have saved UK £100bn since 2021
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The biggest scandal in the energy transition? Huge amounts of energy lost as rejected heat. Great talk with @mliebreich.bsky.social on Cleaning Up about why we may be measuring the transition all wrong. Plus hydrogen, heat pumps and systems thinking. youtu.be/7xDH8ZqJvqo?...
youtu.be
The Scandal at The Heart of The Energy Transition | Ep275: Jan Rosenow
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
"Reducing the amount of oil we consume and import is a win-win. It improves economic security, saves costs for drivers, reduces geopolitical uncertainties and decreases our climate impact." Sufficiency is often a #WinWin - just not for oil corporations. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/a-c...
transportenvironment.org
A continent squeezed
Europe’s growing diesel crisis is becoming a major drain on the bloc’s economy
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 23/09/2026
Here's some of the coverage of the paper: www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
nbcnews.com
Climate scientists fired by Trump step in to fill U.S. report gap
The future of national climate assessments remains murky after the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of scientists.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/09/2026
CA suggests the highest level of possible ambition could limit warming to 1.7c We screwed up 1.5c but everything above is still up for grabs "It's possible, technically and economically" @billhare.bsky.social
What can overshoot be limited to?
Highest possible acti•n could linit
peak warming close to 1.7C by around
Achieving gas
submissions by 2070 and negative
emissions afte- that will bring warming well
below 1.5• by 2100
Global t
Ambitiul peak at
1.2X by tte of tteNew generation of very low scenarios for
the IPCC AR7 show how to limit magnitude
and duration of overshoot
• Starting action from
where are now.
• Median peakwarming
around 2050 ofl 7 C
• Median end of century
warming of around
1.30C
scenariom•p7: envelope by native ScenanoMlP.CMlP7 category (Very LOW & Medium on
2.5
1.0
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Red-rumped parrot obligingly showing off its red rump 🥰 (Bonus galah)
Back view photo of a single red-rumped parrot in a grassy patch. It's red rump is clearly visible. It's head is turned  to the left showing it's beautiful blue-green plumageFront view of 2 red-rumped parrot on a grassy patch. They have blue-green plumage on their heads which shades to light green on their breastfeeding and then yellow-green towards the bellyIn the foreground, rightside view of a red-rumped parrot
In the background, leftside view of a second red-rumped parrot Leftside view of a galah showing off it's white crest
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Blair Palese @blairpalese.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today's great news - Aust hits 80% #renewableenergy in grid for the first time. @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social @reneweconomy.com.a reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-h...
reneweconomy.com.au
Renewables hit more than 80 pct of grid demand for first time - despite heavy throttling of wind and solar
Updated: Renewables met more than 80 per cent of total grid demand for first time over a weekend that also saw record levels of rooftop PV and new demand lows.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 22/09/2026
This door needs to be slammed shut immediately or we will get the shit show that social media has become by not being liable for their content
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 21/09/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Act Now: Invest 1% For Nature. Take action here: 30by30.org.au/act-now-for-...
30by30.org.au
Act now for Nature Funding - 30 by 30
Less than 0.1% of Australian tax dollars are spent on nature. It’s nowhere near enough. Australia is the only wealthy country on the global list of deforestation hotspots. No other country has sent more mammals to extinction. Our iconic animals like Tasmanian devils and quolls face growing threats like habitat loss, invasive species, and bushfires. The Government’s commitments to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030 and to prevent
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Friends of Southend @friendsofsouthend.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This morning’s sunrise from Gunners Park, Shoeburyness... 📷: Francisco Javier Fernandez
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 21/09/2026
There’s a growing consensus that local climate models miss the impact of global climate disruption, with damage to potential GDP many times worse
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And apparently across only 4 physical risks, though finding out what those physical risks are is difficult. So no transition risks, No compound risks. Oh my. Maybe this is the "Keeping Trump Administration Happy" (KTAH) IGR?
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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No objectors within 15km of the farm. "Professional objectors" aplenty though. Farmer notes clear benefit per 👇 #agrivoltaics #agsky
Excerpt Excerpt
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 18/09/2026
Choice - protecting pasture made possible by wind farms reneweconomy.com.au/we-dont-simp...
reneweconomy.com.au
"We don't simply see turbines:" Grazier says hosting wind farms eases pressure on land and helps prepare for drought
Farmer tells review forced by long distance objectors that hosting wind turbines enables him to better manage land, and prepare for the"will of the climate."
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Harry Saddler @harrysaddler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy powerful owl fledging season to all who celebrate! The local celebrity pair (nesting next to a popular bike path a hundred metres from a busy soccer club) have two chicks again this year. This one hasnt quite left the nest just yet:
A large, downy white owl chick standing on the edge of a very large tree hollow.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 18/09/2026
Really interesting that Kempsey, on the NSW mid north coast, came out on top. Perhaps natural disaster prone areas value self reliance? Suspect EV sales would correlate well with home batteries
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 17/09/2026
And the more bloated he makes them, the more the world will charge. Life.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/09/2026
A hotter planet meets dearer money ft.trib.al/vo42iPc | opinion
ft.trib.al
A hotter planet meets dearer money
Rising borrowing costs mean new financing instruments will be needed for developing economies to deal with climate change
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 26/03/2025
Australia is selling its gas to Japan so cheaply, that Japan is selling it again to other countries! But Big Gas wants us to think we have a shortage problem, not an export problem. 🎤 Yuki Tanabe at the Australia Institute's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2025 #auspol
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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This piece shows the influx of batteries in the last year means Australia's reliance on gas has dropped by almost 70% at peak times. We don't need more gas. We need to save Scott Reef from Woodside's gas drilling and stop fracking in the NT's Beetaloo Basin. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%
Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand
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Prof Ray Wills @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 15/09/2026
Does your local government have a corridor-and-service-planning process? A staged central-city mobility and precinct program beginning with frequent electric buses in priority lanes, upgraded stops and traffic reallocation? If not, ask them why not www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... #Urbanism+
abc.net.au
Bendigo, Geelong urged to join light rail revolution
Almost 20 years ago, transport expert Peter Newman called for Bendigo's trams to be used as public transport. Now, Bendigo and Geelong are among several cities across Australia looking to adopt light ...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 13/09/2026
Changing climate is making our weather more volatile and extreme overall, with more periods of drought. That makes fall color less predictable.
chicagotribune.com
Look out for fall color change
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 12/09/2026
You’re paying 4x more for RAM because memory that hasn’t been made has already been bought with money that doesn’t exist GPUs haven’t been built. Neither have data centers. Infrastructure to power them may never exist. All to satisfy demand that doesn’t exist & generate profits that are impossible
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 12/09/2026
Dubbo on the map www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Australian-first water recycling tech switched on in regional NSW
A new water recycling plant in Central NSW can process '16 times' more efficiently than existing systems, its inventor says.
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 12/09/2026
The real low point in Kevin Gallagher's speech earlier this week was when he claimed the gas industry receives no government subsidies. Between direct grants - $15m - and free credits - $85m - Santos has received $100m worth of federal subsidies for its Moomba CCS project. I guess he forgot those.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 11/09/2026
“Preventing the nation’s coal plants from retiring for the duration of Trump’s term could cost consumers at least $3 billion per year” It’s not like it’s easy to borrow that money these days… Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
nytimes.com
Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running
The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 09/09/2026
Precisely
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Dr Dave @ecosystemunraveller.com · 08/09/2026
Good morning good people.
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ACCR @accr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Conflict, migration and economic upheaval will accompany the global move away from oil, unless governments act urgently to help the worst afflicted countries to cope, according to research from the E3G thinktank. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Global move away from oil could lead to conflict and migration, experts say
Researchers urge governments to help worst afflicted countries, such as Nigeria and Algeria, which rely on oil revenues for public services
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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A #ClimateBomb fossil fuel project in the Northern Territories Beetaloo Basin has started pumping. And we’re paying A$ for it to cook us and our planet. Read this and get pumped to do what you can to stop it. #ClimateMovement
theconversation.com
Gas from the Beetaloo Basin will only pour fuel on the climate change fire
Gas is now flowing from the vast – and controversial – fossil fuel project.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 08/09/2026
Damaging to animal welfare, and human, and the environment. Shitshow www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Animal cruelty claims lead to calls for salmon industry investigation
A request for an immediate investigation into salmon industry practices has been made to Biosecurity Tasmania regarding possible breaches to the state's Animal Welfare Act.
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Should you have missed this phenomenal piece of reporting, here is Verbatim's full video.
youtu.be
My Year Undercover in Reform UK
YouTube video by Verbatim Investigations
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Orbinho @orbinho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
BBC and Sky took ages to add the story to their coverage last night too.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 03/09/2026
Dirty shit from dirty fossil fuel companies stains ice and quickens glacier melt www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...
nytimes.com
In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters
Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 31/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
It is now almost certain the world will warm past 1.5C. But ‘net-negative’ emissions are still possible | Wesley Morgan for the Conversation
Climate change is the greatest threat to the Pacific, with fuel shortages and missile tests also on the agenda as Anthony Albanese heads to Palau
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 30/08/2026
The “hoax” that kills - In the Age of Global Warming, Some Fear ‘the Entire Himalayas Are Melting’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/t...
nytimes.com
As Deadly Flash Flooding Batters Nepal, Some Fear ‘the Entire Himalayas Are Melting’
A glacier unleashed a deadly flood earlier this week. For local trekking guides and climbers, the mountains were already changing.
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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 29/08/2026
The land of the free…https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/west-point-climate-scientist-fired
theguardian.com
West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change
Adam Kalkstein compared administration’s order to trying to teach the law without mentioning the constitution
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