Bill Bovingdon
@williambovingdon.substack.com
Sustainable Finance, Green Bonds
Co-Founder Altius, adviser to Australian Ethical, Adjunct Fellow UNSW Business School
Also, Arsenal, St Kilda FC, guitar and fly fishing
Co-Founder Altius, adviser to Australian Ethical, Adjunct Fellow UNSW Business School
Also, Arsenal, St Kilda FC, guitar and fly fishing
Another 3m - the first time the authors have quantified heat-related deaths directly due to human-caused climate change www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
Hundreds of scientists across the globe declare 'climate health emergency'
A new Lancet report finds the number of heat-related deaths has been growing since the 2015 Paris Agreement, despite real gains from the climate pact.
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Another 3m - the first time the authors have quantified heat-related deaths directly due to human-caused climate change www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Once again I am begging Richarlison to stick to politics
October 26, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Once again I am begging Richarlison to stick to politics
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A financial crisis does not start when losses appear. It starts when losses reach the system that supplies credit: lenders weaken, funding dries up, and businesses that were managing their own costs cannot refinance. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
What Would Turn Oil Shock, AI Bubble, El Niño Into A Financial Crisis?
AI debt, an oil shortage and a super El Niño could cascade into one crisis. The threshold is credit, not the shocks. What to watch before March 2027.
www.forbes.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A financial crisis does not start when losses appear. It starts when losses reach the system that supplies credit: lenders weaken, funding dries up, and businesses that were managing their own costs cannot refinance. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Phew - awesome news
Live Updates: Brazil Re-Elects Lula, Rejecting Predecessor’s Son www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
Live Updates: Brazil Re-Elects Lula, Rejecting Predecessor’s Son www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
Brazil Election Live Updates: Lula Wins Re-Election, Fending Off Flávio Bolsonaro
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fended off a right-wing movement led by Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father was convicted of a coup attempt after the 2022 election. Transportation delays and bad weathe...
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Phew - awesome news
Live Updates: Brazil Re-Elects Lula, Rejecting Predecessor’s Son www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
Live Updates: Brazil Re-Elects Lula, Rejecting Predecessor’s Son www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Some more nice scenery - and a ruin - near Hammond, South Australia.
October 24, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Some more nice scenery - and a ruin - near Hammond, South Australia.
Clandestine FF Fuckers up to no fucking good as usual
In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges
Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Clandestine FF Fuckers up to no fucking good as usual
In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
Didn’t see NT leading the charge…
October 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Didn’t see NT leading the charge…
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Still outgunned.
Fossil fuel and anti-renewable lobbies are still spending big on Meta, dominating the narrative on social media ahead if key state elections in coming months and completely overwhelming efforts by the clean energy industry.
Link in the comments -->
🔌 #meta #auspol
Fossil fuel and anti-renewable lobbies are still spending big on Meta, dominating the narrative on social media ahead if key state elections in coming months and completely overwhelming efforts by the clean energy industry.
Link in the comments -->
🔌 #meta #auspol
October 16, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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The melanoma vaccine didn't come from nowhere.
Cancer vaccines have a deep history. Have a listen to ep one of a show I put together in 2024 that explored from gardasil to - yes - the hopes for melanoma. 💡#healthsky #vaccine
Cancer vaccines have a deep history. Have a listen to ep one of a show I put together in 2024 that explored from gardasil to - yes - the hopes for melanoma. 💡#healthsky #vaccine
VAXXED: From Gardasil to mRNA, with Dr Ian Frazer and Wilsons Advisory
Podcast Episode · PHASE3 · 29 October 2024 · 29min
podcasts.apple.com
October 23, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The melanoma vaccine didn't come from nowhere.
Cancer vaccines have a deep history. Have a listen to ep one of a show I put together in 2024 that explored from gardasil to - yes - the hopes for melanoma. 💡#healthsky #vaccine
Cancer vaccines have a deep history. Have a listen to ep one of a show I put together in 2024 that explored from gardasil to - yes - the hopes for melanoma. 💡#healthsky #vaccine
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It’s really a catastrophic failure of our regulatory agencies. Once again looks like it will be left to the public to take action.
“National Environmental Protection Agency were referred back to state regulators because methane falls outside Gorgon's federal approval.
The WA government said it was unclear of its role in managing the potential leak.”
You couldn’t make this up
The WA government said it was unclear of its role in managing the potential leak.”
You couldn’t make this up
October 23, 2026 at 9:10 AM
It’s really a catastrophic failure of our regulatory agencies. Once again looks like it will be left to the public to take action.
“National Environmental Protection Agency were referred back to state regulators because methane falls outside Gorgon's federal approval.
The WA government said it was unclear of its role in managing the potential leak.”
You couldn’t make this up
The WA government said it was unclear of its role in managing the potential leak.”
You couldn’t make this up
October 23, 2026 at 5:19 AM
“National Environmental Protection Agency were referred back to state regulators because methane falls outside Gorgon's federal approval.
The WA government said it was unclear of its role in managing the potential leak.”
You couldn’t make this up
The WA government said it was unclear of its role in managing the potential leak.”
You couldn’t make this up
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“It says Sunswap Endurance is capable of reducing operating costs by up to 81 per cent and total cost of ownership by up to 43 per cent when compared to diesel.”
This will be rolled out quickly to cut diesel costs for refrigerated transport.
#solar #battery #Refrigeration
This will be rolled out quickly to cut diesel costs for refrigerated transport.
#solar #battery #Refrigeration
after 1600km, a solar and battery powered refrigerated trailer was still 67% charge! No more diesel burning generators to keep truck trailer refrigerated!
thedriven.io/2026/10/21/t...
thedriven.io/2026/10/21/t...
Transport giant buys Australia’s first solar-powered battery-electric refrigeration unit after 1,671 km freight trial
Freight transport giant says it was so impressed by trial of battery-electric refrigeration unit that it has already bought one, the first in Australia.
thedriven.io
October 22, 2026 at 5:02 AM
“It says Sunswap Endurance is capable of reducing operating costs by up to 81 per cent and total cost of ownership by up to 43 per cent when compared to diesel.”
This will be rolled out quickly to cut diesel costs for refrigerated transport.
#solar #battery #Refrigeration
This will be rolled out quickly to cut diesel costs for refrigerated transport.
#solar #battery #Refrigeration
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Global temperatures are on track to rise by 2.8°C by the end of the century unless nations make deep emission cuts, including those from coal, oil and gas
https://reneweconomy.com.au/overshoot-is-not-surrender-un-calls-for-urgent-climate-action-as-1-5c-goal-slips-away/
https://reneweconomy.com.au/overshoot-is-not-surrender-un-calls-for-urgent-climate-action-as-1-5c-goal-slips-away/
"Overshoot is not surrender:" UN calls for urgent climate action as 1.5°C goal slips away
Global temperatures are on track to rise by 2.8°C by the end of the century unless nations make deep emission cuts, including those from coal, oil and gas.
reneweconomy.com.au
October 22, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Global temperatures are on track to rise by 2.8°C by the end of the century unless nations make deep emission cuts, including those from coal, oil and gas
https://reneweconomy.com.au/overshoot-is-not-surrender-un-calls-for-urgent-climate-action-as-1-5c-goal-slips-away/
https://reneweconomy.com.au/overshoot-is-not-surrender-un-calls-for-urgent-climate-action-as-1-5c-goal-slips-away/
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Could, ya know, cover better aged care, disability, heath and #climate resilience. But nah? Wouldn’t want that? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
Australia could collect extra $45b a year through better resource taxes
Does Australia have a resource tax problem? A think tank says the nation is losing billions in potential revenue.
www.abc.net.au
October 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Could, ya know, cover better aged care, disability, heath and #climate resilience. But nah? Wouldn’t want that? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
A regrettable pattern by Minns
"They've effectively ignored what I would call respect for the rule of law by overriding it.
"It is, on the face of it, reprehensible".
"It is, on the face of it, reprehensible".
October 21, 2026 at 3:58 AM
A regrettable pattern by Minns
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I am still astonished that I can fill up my car with sunshine
October 20, 2026 at 3:29 AM
I am still astonished that I can fill up my car with sunshine
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New analysis suggests Elon Musk’s plans for 30 SpaceX launches a day would result in emissions nearly equivalent to the number of cars his EVs have displaced
https://reneweconomy.com.au/starpipe-elon-musk-wants-to-burn-11-million-tonnes-of-gas-a-year-to-fuel-spacex-launches/
https://reneweconomy.com.au/starpipe-elon-musk-wants-to-burn-11-million-tonnes-of-gas-a-year-to-fuel-spacex-launches/
Starpipe: Elon Musk wants to burn 11 million tonnes of gas a year to fuel SpaceX launches
New analysis suggests Elon Musk's plans for 30 SpaceX launches a day would result in emissions nearly equivalent to the number of cars his EVs have displaced.
reneweconomy.com.au
October 20, 2026 at 2:56 AM
New analysis suggests Elon Musk’s plans for 30 SpaceX launches a day would result in emissions nearly equivalent to the number of cars his EVs have displaced
https://reneweconomy.com.au/starpipe-elon-musk-wants-to-burn-11-million-tonnes-of-gas-a-year-to-fuel-spacex-launches/
https://reneweconomy.com.au/starpipe-elon-musk-wants-to-burn-11-million-tonnes-of-gas-a-year-to-fuel-spacex-launches/
Follow the money
Owner and operator of Australia’s most powerful battery gears up for next phase of BESS development backed by a consortium of 11 banks and a new $A1.75 billion financing facility
https://ow.ly/Sqy550ZZaZC
https://ow.ly/Sqy550ZZaZC
Owner of Australia's most powerful big battery lands $1.75 bn loan facility to underpin next wave of projects
Owner and operator of Australia's most powerful battery gears up for next phase of BESS development backed by a consortium of 11 banks and a new $A1.75 billion financing facility.
ow.ly
October 20, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Follow the money
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South Korea unveils a $A1.1 trillion energy transition strategy, aimed at expanding renewables and transforming the country’s heavy industry, and the opportunities for Australia are huge
https://ow.ly/n9K550ZYNI8
https://ow.ly/n9K550ZYNI8
South Korea unveils trillion-dollar green energy transition plan, and the opportunities are huge for Australia
South Korea unveils a $A1.1 trillion energy transition strategy, aimed at expanding renewables and transforming the country’s heavy industry, and the opportunities for Australia are huge.
ow.ly
October 19, 2026 at 3:59 AM
South Korea unveils a $A1.1 trillion energy transition strategy, aimed at expanding renewables and transforming the country’s heavy industry, and the opportunities for Australia are huge
https://ow.ly/n9K550ZYNI8
https://ow.ly/n9K550ZYNI8
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We need a sense of urgency, as the world had with COVID
We need to inject that into the climate discussion - and implementation: Lord Sharma
Global to Local, What's At Stake: Energy, Jobs and Opportunity
Lord Alok Sharma KCMG PC
Sally Higgins
Bill Hare
Kylie Turner
We need to inject that into the climate discussion - and implementation: Lord Sharma
Global to Local, What's At Stake: Energy, Jobs and Opportunity
Lord Alok Sharma KCMG PC
Sally Higgins
Bill Hare
Kylie Turner
October 19, 2026 at 4:23 AM
We need a sense of urgency, as the world had with COVID
We need to inject that into the climate discussion - and implementation: Lord Sharma
Global to Local, What's At Stake: Energy, Jobs and Opportunity
Lord Alok Sharma KCMG PC
Sally Higgins
Bill Hare
Kylie Turner
We need to inject that into the climate discussion - and implementation: Lord Sharma
Global to Local, What's At Stake: Energy, Jobs and Opportunity
Lord Alok Sharma KCMG PC
Sally Higgins
Bill Hare
Kylie Turner
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October 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
How low can Musk go? Outing a US asset and putting his family in the hands of the Taliban is all you need to know about that egomaniac
New from me: Michael Lewis provides a timely reminder that even the heroic federal employees who tried to block DOGE grifters could only do so much.
If DOGE could not be stopped at the time, accountability must be on the agenda for the future. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...
If DOGE could not be stopped at the time, accountability must be on the agenda for the future. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...
Blockers and Grifters
What Michael Lewis Reveals About DOGE’s War on Civil Servants
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 18, 2026 at 12:31 AM
How low can Musk go? Outing a US asset and putting his family in the hands of the Taliban is all you need to know about that egomaniac
Economics not a core
Skill set obvs
Skill set obvs
The 17.1% forecast is almost certainly wrong ***by a lot***, but it’s excellent for intellectual accountability when people put these kinds of predictions out
October 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Economics not a core
Skill set obvs
Skill set obvs