Paul Bouwer

Climate Action | Political Accountability and Transparency | Software Engineer at Microsoft

[Paul Bouwer @pbouwer]

Towards the end of last year I completed a major milestone in my personal journey to #ElectrifyEverything.

Here's the story ... 🧵

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

Today's Annual Climate Change Statement missed a few details. We're here to fill in the gaps. 🧵

First, critically, there was no mention that emissions have INCREASED since last year.

[Electric Vehicle Council of Australia @EVCouncil]

Curious about how an #EV might work for you and your family? Find out more at our newly launched EV #Consumer #Hub: https://t.co/xC9fkLvkJG

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

Electoral reform is needed, but the major parties are using it as a trojan horse to entrench the two-party system, by limiting how much independents can raise & spend, while glossing over their own $$$ sources.

Top work @thejuicemedia 👏

Great seeing our research featured too!

[🌏 Zali Steggall MP @zalisteggall]

🚨Big step up by Govt. ✅Incentivising wind, solar & battery projects puts Aust on target for 82% renewables by 2030. Transition speed hinges on social licence within communities, so combatting misinformation campaigns is crucial. #stopthelies #auspol
https://t.co/RHi4zK4R6Q

[Rewiring Australia @RewiringAus]

We congratulate the Federal Government’s decision to expand the capacity investment scheme to smooth the clean energy transition. 👏

Now we need it to incentivise households to generate and use more solar to wean themselves off fossil fuels. https://t.co/JWmJccsPFt

[💧simon holmes à court 🦋 @simonahac]

and here it is… the piece of the federal electricity policy puzzle that was missing until now.

a series of commonwealth-backed reverse auctions is set to deliver enough wind, solar & storage to get us to 82% RE by 2030.

https://t.co/hhoiwyiEjJ

[SmartEnergyCouncil @SmartEnergyCncl]

SEC strongly welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of a massive investment in renewable energy.

“This is a massive win for Australia – cheaper power bills for all Australians and jobs and investment in regional communities right across the country.” CEO John Grimes.

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett Shear and OAI's new leadership team and working with them. And we’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success.

[🌏 Zali Steggall MP @zalisteggall]

🚨Misleading & deceptive political ads are designed to slow switch to renewables putting local jobs at risk.

Dutton & Joyce don't care about whales, they support seismic testing for oil & gas!

Time for my Voter Protections in Political Ads Bill.
#auspol
https://t.co/ydJpTesmHg

[Saul Griffith @GriffithSaul]

I just published Yes, we can (eventually) electrify (almost) everything! https://t.co/6WtbFMxdHr

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

Today Microsoft are announcing an additional $5 billion to build more data centres across the country, and partner to train Australians for the jobs of the future.

This partnership will ensure Australia’s place as a world-leading digital economy.

[Paul Bouwer @pbouwer]

Microsoft will invest A$5 billion in expanding its hyperscale cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Australia over the next two years – the single largest investment in its forty-year history in the country.

https://t.co/G2R5BWKijs

[Rewiring Australia @RewiringAus]

How Australian households can go electric, cut emissions and save money.
Ridding your home of fossil fuels doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. It just has to be part of your 10-year plan.

https://t.co/hymVjtAwJX

[Lachlan Evenson @LachlanEvenson]

Super excited to see @artifact_ratify v1 land. Massive kudos to the team

Release v1.0.0 · deislabs/ratify (https://t.co/1ADLnDsL4T)

[Climate Council @climatecouncil]

Rooftop solar in SA reaches a major milestone, meeting all native demand! Renewable energy contributed 114% of the state's demand on Saturday, with excess exported and stored. A shift towards renewables and flexible technologies is transforming the grid. https://t.co/fX0n13gecy

[Paul Bouwer @pbouwer]

@teardowntitan

[Paul Bouwer @pbouwer]

In Seattle for work this week but got to spend the weekend in Vancouver attending #FullyChargedLIVECanada @FullyChargedShw

[Paul Bouwer @pbouwer]

I also attended a number of expert panels which were all fantastic. Was really happy to have got the opportunity to attend multiple panel sessions that included @teardowntitan Sandy Munro - he has so much knowledge and insight in this space!

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

Four of the five Middle Arm jetties will be used for gas industries.

Middle Arm is a fossil fuel project - one that will unleash 1.4 billion tonnes of carbon emissions - and it must not go ahead. https://t.co/V1ULQezQcf