Reposted by Bill BovingdonGraham Readfearn @readfearn.bsky.social · 18hNews 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.comAntarctic 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 34235
Reposted by Bill BovingdonKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 27/09/2026A 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... 48322
Reposted by Bill BovingdonChristopher Wright @chriswrightau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Interesting 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.comThe Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t YetClimate 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. 063
Reposted by Bill BovingdonRenew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 29/09/2026Trump 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.auTrump unable to stop clean energy revolution, as wind and solar output surges and coal shrinksTrump administration appears to have bet on the wrong horse, with renewables surging and coal power shrinking despite his bluster and conspiracy theories. 01810
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 29/09/2026Advantages 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.ioWaste collection giant trials electric rubbish truck at Australian operationsWaste collection giant with fleet of 600 rubbish trucks in Australia trials a fully electric version at its Brisbane operations. 072
Reposted by Bill BovingdonWA Orchids @wa-orchids.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wildflower 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 26817
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 28/09/2026m.miningweekly.com/article/fort...m.miningweekly.comFortescue, Metso reach green ironmaking milestoneIron-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... 111
Reposted by Bill BovingdonProf Ray Wills @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 27/09/2026Here's my banana model bsky.app/profile/prof... (with a bonus small thread) 041
Reposted by Bill BovingdonRachel Hollis @rachelhollisart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Did 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 03612
Reposted by Bill BovingdonDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.hollywoodreporter.comThe 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. 3023991493
Reposted by Bill BovingdonSimon 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 23311
Reposted by Bill BovingdonJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The 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.beThe Scandal at The Heart of The Energy Transition | Ep275: Jan RosenowYouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast 1314150
Reposted by Bill BovingdonAarne 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.orgA continent squeezedEurope’s growing diesel crisis is becoming a major drain on the bloc’s economy 2224
Reposted by Bill BovingdonCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 23/09/2026Here's some of the coverage of the paper: www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...nbcnews.comClimate scientists fired by Trump step in to fill U.S. report gapThe future of national climate assessments remains murky after the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of scientists. 14317
Reposted by Bill BovingdonKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/09/2026CA 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 1208
Reposted by Bill BovingdonYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Red-rumped parrot obligingly showing off its red rump 🥰 (Bonus galah) 1548
Reposted by Bill BovingdonBlair Palese @blairpalese.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Today'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.auRenewables hit more than 80 pct of grid demand for first time - despite heavy throttling of wind and solarUpdated: 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. 1189
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 22/09/2026This 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 000
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 21/09/2026I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Act Now: Invest 1% For Nature. Take action here: 30by30.org.au/act-now-for-...30by30.org.auAct now for Nature Funding - 30 by 30Less 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 002
Reposted by Bill BovingdonFriends of Southend @friendsofsouthend.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This morning’s sunrise from Gunners Park, Shoeburyness... 📷: Francisco Javier Fernandez 011
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 21/09/2026There’s a growing consensus that local climate models miss the impact of global climate disruption, with damage to potential GDP many times worse 113
Reposted by Bill BovingdonAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And 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? 141
Reposted by Bill BovingdonLaki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026No objectors within 15km of the farm. "Professional objectors" aplenty though. Farmer notes clear benefit per 👇 #agrivoltaics #agsky 083
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 18/09/2026Choice - 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 droughtFarmer 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." 032
Reposted by Bill BovingdonHarry Saddler @harrysaddler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Happy 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: 725837
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 18/09/2026Really 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 010
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 17/09/2026And the more bloated he makes them, the more the world will charge. Life. 011
Reposted by Bill BovingdonFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/09/2026 A hotter planet meets dearer money ft.trib.al/vo42iPc | opinionft.trib.alA hotter planet meets dearer moneyRising borrowing costs mean new financing instruments will be needed for developing economies to deal with climate change 1217
Reposted by Bill BovingdonThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 26/03/2025Australia 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 13306166
Reposted by Bill BovingdonAustralian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This 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.comAustralia’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 07829
Reposted by Bill BovingdonProf Ray Wills @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 15/09/2026Does 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.auBendigo, Geelong urged to join light rail revolutionAlmost 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 ... 083
Reposted by Bill BovingdonChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 13/09/2026Changing climate is making our weather more volatile and extreme overall, with more periods of drought. That makes fall color less predictable.chicagotribune.comLook out for fall color change 073
Reposted by Bill BovingdonAndrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 12/09/2026You’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 716858
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 12/09/2026Dubbo on the map www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auAustralian-first water recycling tech switched on in regional NSWA new water recycling plant in Central NSW can process '16 times' more efficiently than existing systems, its inventor says. 071
Reposted by Bill BovingdonTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 12/09/2026The 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. 611658
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 $3 billion per year” It’s not like it’s easy to borrow that money these days… Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...nytimes.comCourt Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant RunningThe 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled. 022
Reposted by Bill BovingdonDr Dave @ecosystemunraveller.com · 08/09/2026Good morning good people. 4586
Reposted by Bill BovingdonACCR @accr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Conflict, migration and economic upheaval will accompany the global move away from oil, unless governments act urgently to help the worst afflicted countries to cope, according to research from the E3G thinktank. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGlobal move away from oil could lead to conflict and migration, experts sayResearchers urge governments to help worst afflicted countries, such as Nigeria and Algeria, which rely on oil revenues for public services 023
Reposted by Bill BovingdonSydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A #ClimateBomb fossil fuel project in the Northern Territories Beetaloo Basin has started pumping. And we’re paying A$ for it to cook us and our planet. Read this and get pumped to do what you can to stop it. #ClimateMovementtheconversation.comGas from the Beetaloo Basin will only pour fuel on the climate change fireGas is now flowing from the vast – and controversial – fossil fuel project. 02613
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 08/09/2026Damaging to animal welfare, and human, and the environment. Shitshow www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auAnimal cruelty claims lead to calls for salmon industry investigationA 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. 033
Reposted by Bill BovingdonPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Should you have missed this phenomenal piece of reporting, here is Verbatim's full video.youtu.beMy Year Undercover in Reform UKYouTube video by Verbatim Investigations 211219
Reposted by Bill BovingdonOrbinho @orbinho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026BBC and Sky took ages to add the story to their coverage last night too. 0234
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 03/09/2026Dirty shit from dirty fossil fuel companies stains ice and quickens glacier melt www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...nytimes.comIn Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood DisastersDarkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates. 032
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 31/08/2026www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comIt is now almost certain the world will warm past 1.5C. But ‘net-negative’ emissions are still possible | Wesley Morgan for the ConversationClimate change is the greatest threat to the Pacific, with fuel shortages and missile tests also on the agenda as Anthony Albanese heads to Palau 021
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 30/08/2026The “hoax” that kills - In the Age of Global Warming, Some Fear ‘the Entire Himalayas Are Melting’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/t...nytimes.comAs 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. 011
Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 29/08/2026The land of the free…https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/west-point-climate-scientist-firedtheguardian.comWest Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate changeAdam Kalkstein compared administration’s order to trying to teach the law without mentioning the constitution 151