Bill Bovingdon
@williambovingdon.substack.com
Sustainable Finance, Green Bonds
Co-Founder Altius, Head of bonds for Australian Ethical, Adjunct Fellow UNSW Business School
Also, Arsenal, St Kilda FC, guitar and fly fishing
Co-Founder Altius, Head of bonds for Australian Ethical, Adjunct Fellow UNSW Business School
Also, Arsenal, St Kilda FC, guitar and fly fishing
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The world’s plastic glut is set to get much worse by 2040, study finds
Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tons per year by 2040, or a dump truck’s worth every second
Madness this must be stopped - we have plastic alternatives
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tons per year by 2040, or a dump truck’s worth every second
Madness this must be stopped - we have plastic alternatives
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
The world’s plastic glut is set to get much worse by 2040, study finds
Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tons per year by 2040, or a dump truck’s worth every second.
www.japantimes.co.jp
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The world’s plastic glut is set to get much worse by 2040, study finds
Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tons per year by 2040, or a dump truck’s worth every second
Madness this must be stopped - we have plastic alternatives
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
Global plastic pollution will hit 280 million metric tons per year by 2040, or a dump truck’s worth every second
Madness this must be stopped - we have plastic alternatives
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
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Petition: Stop Trump’s Plan to Destroy 60 Million Acres of U.S. Forests
These forests are vital homes to bears, eagles, wolves, and countless species. They also absorb carbon and help fight Climate change.
www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/...
These forests are vital homes to bears, eagles, wolves, and countless species. They also absorb carbon and help fight Climate change.
www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/...
Petition: Stop Trump’s Plan to Destroy 60 Million Acres of U.S. Forests
Trump’s plan threatens 60 million acres of protected U.S. forests—putting wildlife and climate at risk. Sign now to stop it.
www.onegreenplanet.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Petition: Stop Trump’s Plan to Destroy 60 Million Acres of U.S. Forests
These forests are vital homes to bears, eagles, wolves, and countless species. They also absorb carbon and help fight Climate change.
www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/...
These forests are vital homes to bears, eagles, wolves, and countless species. They also absorb carbon and help fight Climate change.
www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/...
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Temperatures in Arab region are rising at twice the global rate, says @wmo-global.bsky.social
- "Extreme weather causes massive social and economic disruption"
But Arab group were key blockers of a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels at #COP30
#climatecrisis
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wmo.int/publication-...
- "Extreme weather causes massive social and economic disruption"
But Arab group were key blockers of a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels at #COP30
#climatecrisis
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wmo.int/publication-...
State of the Climate in the Arab Region 2024
wmo.int
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Temperatures in Arab region are rising at twice the global rate, says @wmo-global.bsky.social
- "Extreme weather causes massive social and economic disruption"
But Arab group were key blockers of a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels at #COP30
#climatecrisis
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wmo.int/publication-...
- "Extreme weather causes massive social and economic disruption"
But Arab group were key blockers of a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels at #COP30
#climatecrisis
1/2
wmo.int/publication-...
It’s people would not be top of mind I wager
From November, by me
$170,000 a minute: Why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
- The desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
#COP30 #climatecrisis
2/2
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
$170,000 a minute: Why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
- The desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
#COP30 #climatecrisis
2/2
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
It’s people would not be top of mind I wager
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"Belize is on track to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2026. What does that mean for those doing the protection?" Uprooter @andrehabet.bsky.social for @climatespotlight.bsky.social
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
‘Marine Protected Areas are Everybody’s Business’
Over the course of six months, Climate Spotlight spoke to representatives from 6 of 7 of Belize’s Marine Protected Area co-managers to learn more about their job and what they believe it will take …
climatespotlight.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"Belize is on track to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2026. What does that mean for those doing the protection?" Uprooter @andrehabet.bsky.social for @climatespotlight.bsky.social
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
Successive govts have made us suckers
“We’re paying more for gas just so that a Japanese company can export gas to Japan, and then export gas . . . for profit." - Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Successive govts have made us suckers
Lowering cost for you and all your neighbours - Good Samaritans
See what happens when government policy creates incentives? More of this please!
www.aemc.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.aemc.gov.au/sites/defaul...
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Lowering cost for you and all your neighbours - Good Samaritans
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HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
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Asia is facing the full force of the climate crisis @senbillferg.bsky.social @govwesmoore.bsky.social @iamwesmoore.bsky.social
AND SO THE FUCK WILL WE
#MakePollutersPay
#NoDirtyEnergyDataCenters
‘All of the Above’ is the worst #ClimateDenial EVER @mddems.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/sout...
AND SO THE FUCK WILL WE
#MakePollutersPay
#NoDirtyEnergyDataCenters
‘All of the Above’ is the worst #ClimateDenial EVER @mddems.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/sout...
Deadly Asian floods are no fluke. They’re a climate warning, scientists say
Southeast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,400 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Asia is facing the full force of the climate crisis @senbillferg.bsky.social @govwesmoore.bsky.social @iamwesmoore.bsky.social
AND SO THE FUCK WILL WE
#MakePollutersPay
#NoDirtyEnergyDataCenters
‘All of the Above’ is the worst #ClimateDenial EVER @mddems.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/sout...
AND SO THE FUCK WILL WE
#MakePollutersPay
#NoDirtyEnergyDataCenters
‘All of the Above’ is the worst #ClimateDenial EVER @mddems.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/sout...
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“If a house is uninsurable, it is unmortgageable.” – Dr Richard Denniss
Fossil fuels are making climate change worse – and ordinary Australians are paying the price.
✍️ Add your name to the call for a national climate disaster levy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
Fossil fuels are making climate change worse – and ordinary Australians are paying the price.
✍️ Add your name to the call for a national climate disaster levy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“If a house is uninsurable, it is unmortgageable.” – Dr Richard Denniss
Fossil fuels are making climate change worse – and ordinary Australians are paying the price.
✍️ Add your name to the call for a national climate disaster levy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
Fossil fuels are making climate change worse – and ordinary Australians are paying the price.
✍️ Add your name to the call for a national climate disaster levy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
Using our gas
Japan is pushing devastating coal and gas expansion in #Bangladesh – where thousands of vulnerable people have lost land and livelihoods because of it.
We were proud to work with artists Noor Alam and Suman Kanti Paul, to share these stories from Bangladesh with people in Tokyo.
We were proud to work with artists Noor Alam and Suman Kanti Paul, to share these stories from Bangladesh with people in Tokyo.
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Using our gas
Seperating the marketing from the action www.afr.com/companies/fi...
Big super boosts fossil fuel investment to $33b despite green push
Market Forces says the superannuation industry is “greenwashing on an industrial scale”, after the investment advocacy group’s review of 30 large funds.
www.afr.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Seperating the marketing from the action www.afr.com/companies/fi...
A systematic disinformation campaign, sophisticated and extremely well funded lead
many fighting Climate Change to worry they are losing the Information war www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
many fighting Climate Change to worry they are losing the Information war www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A systematic disinformation campaign, sophisticated and extremely well funded lead
many fighting Climate Change to worry they are losing the Information war www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
many fighting Climate Change to worry they are losing the Information war www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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BREAKING
The UK Government has received a National Emergency Briefing warning that the UK faces severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security.
#ClimateCrisis
The UK Government has received a National Emergency Briefing warning that the UK faces severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security.
#ClimateCrisis
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
BREAKING
The UK Government has received a National Emergency Briefing warning that the UK faces severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security.
#ClimateCrisis
The UK Government has received a National Emergency Briefing warning that the UK faces severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security.
#ClimateCrisis
Watching Bayern replay - Madueke was mad good after he came on
Noni Madueke, now at Arsenal for £52 million after a brief stint at Chelsea, holds no grudges ahead of their match. Despite injuries, he recently scored his first goal for Arsenal in a Champions League win. By Jamie Spencer. Sports Illustrated
Noni Madueke Sends Message to Chelsea Ahead of First Reunion With Blues
Chelsea decided to sell Noni Madueke less than three years into a long-term contract.
www.si.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Watching Bayern replay - Madueke was mad good after he came on
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What does it tell you about the state of metallurgical coal markets when one of the country’s most bullish miners pulls back on an approved 60 year extension?
reneweconomy.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
What does it tell you about the state of metallurgical coal markets when one of the country’s most bullish miners pulls back on an approved 60 year extension?
All power to your elbow as they say in Oz.
If you reject science as a guiding principle in managing money, you deserve no one’s money, let alone ratepayer funds
If you reject science as a guiding principle in managing money, you deserve no one’s money, let alone ratepayer funds
👀 If the NYC pension boards adopt the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendations and move BlackRock's $42B mandate to other asset managers, it could be one of the most consequential climate-related actions ever taken by a pension fund in the US or anywhere in the world.
Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans.
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
All power to your elbow as they say in Oz.
If you reject science as a guiding principle in managing money, you deserve no one’s money, let alone ratepayer funds
If you reject science as a guiding principle in managing money, you deserve no one’s money, let alone ratepayer funds
Only fair. If you reject science as a guiding principle in managing money, you deserve no one’s money, let alone ratepayer funds
NYC pension funds could set a global precedent by ditching BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, on climate grounds. Meanwhile in Australia, our largest super fund #AustralianSuper has thrown its support behind the fossil fuel expansion plans of climate wreckers like Woodside & Whitehaven 😡
👀 If the NYC pension boards adopt the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendations and move BlackRock's $42B mandate to other asset managers, it could be one of the most consequential climate-related actions ever taken by a pension fund in the US or anywhere in the world.
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Only fair. If you reject science as a guiding principle in managing money, you deserve no one’s money, let alone ratepayer funds
I’ll see your 2 rapists and one pedo, and add some variation on one or all of domestic violence abusor, multiple bankruptee or identity fraudster
This is putrid. They offered up 2 rapists and a convicted pedo last elections.
“The way things are going, One Nation is going to savage the Nationals at the next election,” Antony Green tells The Saturday Paper. satpa.pe/reejWmU
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I’ll see your 2 rapists and one pedo, and add some variation on one or all of domestic violence abusor, multiple bankruptee or identity fraudster
Beautifully put
Do I love horses? Yes.
Do they belong in National Parks? Absolutely not.
Glorious news!
Do they belong in National Parks? Absolutely not.
Glorious news!
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
November 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Beautifully put
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"Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing" - Ken Henry
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing | Ken Henry
In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing" - Ken Henry
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hooray for sanity
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hooray for sanity
Earth system models need to better reflect the real amount of nitrogen fixation that is occurring - ups the anti on mitigation phys.org/news/2025-11...
Earth system models overstate carbon removal: New findings suggest nitrogen fixation is 50% lower than thought
High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant growth. Plant growth removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, partially m...
phys.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Earth system models need to better reflect the real amount of nitrogen fixation that is occurring - ups the anti on mitigation phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply
Fossil fuel company plans to expand exploration in Beetaloo basin
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
If the Government's top priority is productivity, slashing the CSIRO budget does not make sense
Research and development is one of the major drivers of productivity and the CSIRO has a long track record of making productivity enhancing breakthroughs.
thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...