Ran Boydell
@ranboydell.bsky.social
Australian architect working in Aus+UK, pioneer of sustainable homes, built environment research, posts on #climatechange #netzero #architecture #housing #ecoart #leadership
"The limit on action is culture not capacity."
www.ecohus.net
#allmyownwork
"The limit on action is culture not capacity."
www.ecohus.net
#allmyownwork
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Skanska divests rental residential property in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M
https://www.byteseu.com/575298/
Skanska has divested the multi-family rental property C.F. Møllers Have in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M. The buyer is Home.Earth Group …
https://www.byteseu.com/575298/
Skanska has divested the multi-family rental property C.F. Møllers Have in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M. The buyer is Home.Earth Group …
Skanska divests rental residential property in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M
Skanska has divested the multi-family rental property C.F. Møllers Have in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M. The buyer is Home.Earth Group Holding A/S. The transaction will be recorded in the Commercial Development stream in the fourth quarter of 2024. The transfer of the property will take place on January 31, 2025.
The property is located in Ørestad, Copenhagen, near the metro line. It covers 12,000 square meters residential area and consists of 156 rental apartments and two small commercial leases. It was completed in December 2023. All the residential apartments are leased.
www.byteseu.com
December 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Skanska divests rental residential property in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M
https://www.byteseu.com/575298/
Skanska has divested the multi-family rental property C.F. Møllers Have in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M. The buyer is Home.Earth Group …
https://www.byteseu.com/575298/
Skanska has divested the multi-family rental property C.F. Møllers Have in Copenhagen, Denmark, for DKK 520M, about SEK 800M. The buyer is Home.Earth Group …
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Come along to hear Rasmus Nørgaard, head of one of the most interesting Danish developers Home.Earth www.home.earth, talk about urban development in Denmark and beyond. Free public lecture at Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne—next week! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sustainabl...
Sustainable Urban Real Estate Development with Rasmus Nørgaard
Please join us for the keynote public lecture presented by visiting urbanist Rasmus Nørgaard..
www.eventbrite.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Come along to hear Rasmus Nørgaard, head of one of the most interesting Danish developers Home.Earth www.home.earth, talk about urban development in Denmark and beyond. Free public lecture at Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne—next week! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sustainabl...
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News reports about the first installation of Thermify’s HeatHub technology in Essex generated lots of questions from web users, so The Reengineer contacted the company to find out more.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/sheds-and-...
www.thereengineer.pro/p/sheds-and-...
Sheds and garages to become mini data centres in low-cost heating drive
A UK firm says distributed computing can tackle fuel poverty
www.thereengineer.pro
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
News reports about the first installation of Thermify’s HeatHub technology in Essex generated lots of questions from web users, so The Reengineer contacted the company to find out more.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/sheds-and-...
www.thereengineer.pro/p/sheds-and-...
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Is China winning the innovation race? on.ft.com/48kLOdb
Is China winning the innovation race?
Once the world’s factory, Beijing’s relentless focus on R&D means the country has become the world’s laboratory
on.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Is China winning the innovation race? on.ft.com/48kLOdb
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📚 A new book, Goliath’s Curse, will reset everything you thought you knew about the rise and fall of civilisations – with worrying implications for our world now.
Friday essay: how societies evolved into fear-dominated goliaths – then collapsed
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
📚 A new book, Goliath’s Curse, will reset everything you thought you knew about the rise and fall of civilisations – with worrying implications for our world now.
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Antarctica’s melt affects everybody but won’t hit every coastline the same.
New maps show where seas could rise the fastest, and why millions of coastal residents should pay attention now 🌊
New maps show where seas could rise the fastest, and why millions of coastal residents should pay attention now 🌊
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Antarctica’s melt affects everybody but won’t hit every coastline the same.
New maps show where seas could rise the fastest, and why millions of coastal residents should pay attention now 🌊
New maps show where seas could rise the fastest, and why millions of coastal residents should pay attention now 🌊
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Hong Kong authorities warned renovators of a high-rise complex about fire hazards one week before the housing estate was wrecked by the city’s deadliest fire in decades, raising questions about the effectiveness of safety enforcement
Hong Kong Warned Tower Contractor of Fire Risk Days Before Blaze
Hong Kong authorities warned renovators of a high-rise complex about fire hazards one week before the housing estate was wrecked by the city’s deadliest fire in decades, raising questions about the effectiveness of safety enforcement.
bloom.bg
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Hong Kong authorities warned renovators of a high-rise complex about fire hazards one week before the housing estate was wrecked by the city’s deadliest fire in decades, raising questions about the effectiveness of safety enforcement
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The environmental deal is a major win for a government whose critics on the left are calling for it to be more reformist.
Greens out-step flat-footed Liberals on crucial deal
The environmental deal is a major win for a government whose critics on the left are calling for it to be more reformist.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The environmental deal is a major win for a government whose critics on the left are calling for it to be more reformist.
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It's always the same in these sustainability affairs, the local effort that makes the real difference never shows up in the international media. Sometimes it does, but not often.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How Oulu became the winter cycling capital of the world
Through a series of simple changes, the city of Oulu encourages its residents to cycle through the snowy winter. What can other cities learn from the pioneer of winter cycling?
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's always the same in these sustainability affairs, the local effort that makes the real difference never shows up in the international media. Sometimes it does, but not often.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Here's my blog post about Microsoft's moonshot!!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
And my blog post about Google's more complex greenwashing tactics!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/08/23/b...
And my data collection!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
And my blog post about Google's more complex greenwashing tactics!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/08/23/b...
And my data collection!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
The life and death of Microsoft’s Moonshot
Microsoft finally dropped its ‘climate moonshot’, overwhelmed by the anxiety of generating as much AI slop as it possibly can, no matter how much that helps the fossil fuel industry.
ketanjoshi.co
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Here's my blog post about Microsoft's moonshot!!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
And my blog post about Google's more complex greenwashing tactics!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/08/23/b...
And my data collection!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
And my blog post about Google's more complex greenwashing tactics!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/08/23/b...
And my data collection!
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
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COP30 Outcomes for the Built Environment: From Sustainable Cooling to Climate Adaptation Commitments - https://www.archdaily.com/1036340/cop30-outcomes-for-the-built-environment-from-sustainable-cooling-to-climate-adaptation-commitments
COP30 Outcomes for the Built Environment: From Sustainable Cooling to Climate Adaptation Commitments
On November 21, 2025, the closing day of the 30th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP) took place, the yearly gathering of United Nations...
www.archdaily.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
COP30 Outcomes for the Built Environment: From Sustainable Cooling to Climate Adaptation Commitments - https://www.archdaily.com/1036340/cop30-outcomes-for-the-built-environment-from-sustainable-cooling-to-climate-adaptation-commitments
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"[China] have built and deployed more renewables than all of the rest of the world put together."
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry on China's massive investment in renewable energy.
Watch the event ➡️ bit.ly/48zIWdC
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry on China's massive investment in renewable energy.
Watch the event ➡️ bit.ly/48zIWdC
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"[China] have built and deployed more renewables than all of the rest of the world put together."
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry on China's massive investment in renewable energy.
Watch the event ➡️ bit.ly/48zIWdC
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry on China's massive investment in renewable energy.
Watch the event ➡️ bit.ly/48zIWdC
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📢 A dirty David and Goliath fight over clean steel is over, with billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue abandoning a fight that could have been avoided.
An Australian powerhouse tried to kill a start-up. It failed
www.smh.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
"...The absence of the US from recent talks on climate is a salient example. We can debate whether China or the US will do relatively better in such a world. But the likelihood is that everybody will do worse in absolute terms."
Martin Wolf
Martin Wolf
The fracturing of the world economy
Will the US or China abandon their current follies sooner?
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"...The absence of the US from recent talks on climate is a salient example. We can debate whether China or the US will do relatively better in such a world. But the likelihood is that everybody will do worse in absolute terms."
Martin Wolf
Martin Wolf
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric | Hot Springs Sentinel Record
ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
www.hotsr.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
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"Pakistan will experience negative grid-linked demand during certain daytime hours because behind-the-meter solar is offsetting grid consumption completely," Aisha Moriani, secretary of Pakistan's climate change ministry
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"Pakistan will experience negative grid-linked demand during certain daytime hours because behind-the-meter solar is offsetting grid consumption completely," Aisha Moriani, secretary of Pakistan's climate change ministry
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
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Net zero is cheaper than fossil fuel dependence.
That was my #1 takeaway from @iea.org's latest World Energy Outlook.
Don't let anyone tell you drill baby drill is about affordability.
✍️https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/five-lessons-iea-2025-world-energy-outlook
That was my #1 takeaway from @iea.org's latest World Energy Outlook.
Don't let anyone tell you drill baby drill is about affordability.
✍️https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/five-lessons-iea-2025-world-energy-outlook
Five Lessons From the IEA’s 2025 World Energy Outlook for the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
New analysis examines the 2025 World Energy Outlook and what the reports scenario's could mean for the transition away from fossil fuels.
www.iisd.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Net zero is cheaper than fossil fuel dependence.
That was my #1 takeaway from @iea.org's latest World Energy Outlook.
Don't let anyone tell you drill baby drill is about affordability.
✍️https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/five-lessons-iea-2025-world-energy-outlook
That was my #1 takeaway from @iea.org's latest World Energy Outlook.
Don't let anyone tell you drill baby drill is about affordability.
✍️https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/five-lessons-iea-2025-world-energy-outlook
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"Why wait for the plan to be signed off by Saudi Arabia?"
"There is no road".
Powerful post-COP reax from Simon Sharpe fivetimesfaster.org/blog/cop30-n...
"There is no road".
Powerful post-COP reax from Simon Sharpe fivetimesfaster.org/blog/cop30-n...
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"Why wait for the plan to be signed off by Saudi Arabia?"
"There is no road".
Powerful post-COP reax from Simon Sharpe fivetimesfaster.org/blog/cop30-n...
"There is no road".
Powerful post-COP reax from Simon Sharpe fivetimesfaster.org/blog/cop30-n...
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For emerging markets, LNG has to compete on speed, as well as on cost. LNG projects take 5 to 10 years to realize. Solar can be up & running in less than a year. The result: Solar demand is fundamentally more elastic, responding faster to falling prices. www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
View: In the coming energy glut, solar will outshine LNG
China and the US have competing visions for the future of energy, and Beijing is looking like the safer bet.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
For emerging markets, LNG has to compete on speed, as well as on cost. LNG projects take 5 to 10 years to realize. Solar can be up & running in less than a year. The result: Solar demand is fundamentally more elastic, responding faster to falling prices. www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
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A comprehensive rundown of the #COP30 shenanigans from @roycerk2.bsky.social. From what I saw, the Colombians were the only ones whose negotiators and civil society groups were on the same page, and they carried the whole world on their shoulders.
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A comprehensive rundown of the #COP30 shenanigans from @roycerk2.bsky.social. From what I saw, the Colombians were the only ones whose negotiators and civil society groups were on the same page, and they carried the whole world on their shoulders.
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No Miracles Needed: How To Transition to 100% Clean, Renewable Energy
Global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity are 3 of the most significant problems facing the world today. This talk discusses tech & economic roadmaps to solve these problems worldwide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQE9...
Global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity are 3 of the most significant problems facing the world today. This talk discusses tech & economic roadmaps to solve these problems worldwide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQE9...
No Miracles Needed - How To Transition to 100Clean, Renewable Energy with Marc Jacobson at MT2030
YouTube video by Mountain Towns 2030
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
No Miracles Needed: How To Transition to 100% Clean, Renewable Energy
Global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity are 3 of the most significant problems facing the world today. This talk discusses tech & economic roadmaps to solve these problems worldwide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQE9...
Global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity are 3 of the most significant problems facing the world today. This talk discusses tech & economic roadmaps to solve these problems worldwide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQE9...