Tim Baxter
@timinclimate.bsky.social
Australian climate researcher and advocate on unceded Wurundjeri Country. Burgeoning neo-luddite. Becoming more anarchist with each passing disaster. Not interested in your white supremacy.
To hell with fascists, crypto and cryptofascists.
To hell with fascists, crypto and cryptofascists.
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Tim Baxter
@timinclimate.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Gorgon CCS is the world's largest pure carbon capture and storage operation. Since 2019, it has been weakly sputtering away out on Barrow Island at Australia's highest emitting industrial facility.
You may have heard it's a failure. Do you know why it's a failure?
A long article and accompanying 🧵
You may have heard it's a failure. Do you know why it's a failure?
A long article and accompanying 🧵
Gorgon carbon capture and storage project: The failure of the world’s largest CCS facility
After decades of abject failure, these days even the most enthusiastic proponent of carbon capture and storage can at best mount a muted…
medium.com
I'm really glad that people found so much good in this piece. As I said in the thread, I was pretty nervous about it.
If you enjoyed it or learned something from it: Thank you! 💛
If you enjoyed it or learned something from it: Thank you! 💛
I say that, but within 15 minutes of posting I have found and organised to buy a new mattock pick off there.
I broke mine the other week and then broke the replacement handle I bought.
I broke mine the other week and then broke the replacement handle I bought.
I know I've spent too much time on Facebook marketplace this summer because my entire feed on there is just things that I did need, but have now bought secondhand on there.
A folding table? Done.
Extra dining chairs? Sorted.
Extension ladder? Yup.
Line trimmer? Uh huh.
Deck chair? You bet.
A folding table? Done.
Extra dining chairs? Sorted.
Extension ladder? Yup.
Line trimmer? Uh huh.
Deck chair? You bet.
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I say that, but within 15 minutes of posting I have found and organised to buy a new mattock pick off there.
I broke mine the other week and then broke the replacement handle I bought.
I broke mine the other week and then broke the replacement handle I bought.
I know I've spent too much time on Facebook marketplace this summer because my entire feed on there is just things that I did need, but have now bought secondhand on there.
A folding table? Done.
Extra dining chairs? Sorted.
Extension ladder? Yup.
Line trimmer? Uh huh.
Deck chair? You bet.
A folding table? Done.
Extra dining chairs? Sorted.
Extension ladder? Yup.
Line trimmer? Uh huh.
Deck chair? You bet.
December 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I know I've spent too much time on Facebook marketplace this summer because my entire feed on there is just things that I did need, but have now bought secondhand on there.
A folding table? Done.
Extra dining chairs? Sorted.
Extension ladder? Yup.
Line trimmer? Uh huh.
Deck chair? You bet.
A folding table? Done.
Extra dining chairs? Sorted.
Extension ladder? Yup.
Line trimmer? Uh huh.
Deck chair? You bet.
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Devastating news that marine biologist, science communicator, and UniMelb VC Professor Emma Johnston has died after a short illness.
She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity
The University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor, who has died aged 52, was driven by a deep love of science and a desire to safeguard the planet’s future.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Devastating news that marine biologist, science communicator, and UniMelb VC Professor Emma Johnston has died after a short illness.
She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
Oh Jesus. Emma Johnston has passed away.
I never had the pleasure of meeting her but by all accounts she was a wonderful person. Barely 50, too. 🙁
I never had the pleasure of meeting her but by all accounts she was a wonderful person. Barely 50, too. 🙁
‘Unfathomable loss’: University of Melbourne’s vice chancellor dies at 52
Professor Emma Johnston, the University of Melbourne’s first female vice chancellor, has died less than 12 months after taking the role.
www.theage.com.au
December 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Oh Jesus. Emma Johnston has passed away.
I never had the pleasure of meeting her but by all accounts she was a wonderful person. Barely 50, too. 🙁
I never had the pleasure of meeting her but by all accounts she was a wonderful person. Barely 50, too. 🙁
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When I summited Kili, we got to see the glaciers up there. They were amazing.
Our guide told us that when he was a boy, his dad used to do the guiding up the mountain and would talk of the glaciers covering a much larger area too. Even a few decades ago.
That's one of them in top right pic.
Our guide told us that when he was a boy, his dad used to do the guiding up the mountain and would talk of the glaciers covering a much larger area too. Even a few decades ago.
That's one of them in top right pic.
This week marks seven years since we got to the summit of Kilimanjaro (5,895m above sea level).
Will never forget being above the clouds and seeing glaciers whilst at equatorial latitudes.
Took 6 hours to get to summit and you start at 12:30am to make it to the top by sunrise.
Unforgettable.
Will never forget being above the clouds and seeing glaciers whilst at equatorial latitudes.
Took 6 hours to get to summit and you start at 12:30am to make it to the top by sunrise.
Unforgettable.
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
When I summited Kili, we got to see the glaciers up there. They were amazing.
Our guide told us that when he was a boy, his dad used to do the guiding up the mountain and would talk of the glaciers covering a much larger area too. Even a few decades ago.
That's one of them in top right pic.
Our guide told us that when he was a boy, his dad used to do the guiding up the mountain and would talk of the glaciers covering a much larger area too. Even a few decades ago.
That's one of them in top right pic.
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He said the Dampier Peninsula had not historically been badly affected by cyclones…
"I guess the climate is changing a little and we're seeing more heading in our direction. Maybe the umbrella is starting to break down."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"I guess the climate is changing a little and we're seeing more heading in our direction. Maybe the umbrella is starting to break down."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Broome residents told to prepare as cyclone forms off WA's north
Residents in WA's north are on alert following the formation of Tropical Cyclone Hayley off the coast overnight.
www.abc.net.au
December 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
He said the Dampier Peninsula had not historically been badly affected by cyclones…
"I guess the climate is changing a little and we're seeing more heading in our direction. Maybe the umbrella is starting to break down."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"I guess the climate is changing a little and we're seeing more heading in our direction. Maybe the umbrella is starting to break down."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Tonight I learned that there were glaciers in West Papua, near the summit of Puncak Jaya, the tallest peak in Oceania.
Were.
In 1850, the glaciers were 20 km^2. In 2020, the total area was 0.5km^2. Going by Google Earth images, they are now completely gone.
Were.
In 1850, the glaciers were 20 km^2. In 2020, the total area was 0.5km^2. Going by Google Earth images, they are now completely gone.
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Tonight I learned that there were glaciers in West Papua, near the summit of Puncak Jaya, the tallest peak in Oceania.
Were.
In 1850, the glaciers were 20 km^2. In 2020, the total area was 0.5km^2. Going by Google Earth images, they are now completely gone.
Were.
In 1850, the glaciers were 20 km^2. In 2020, the total area was 0.5km^2. Going by Google Earth images, they are now completely gone.
Tonight I learned that there were glaciers in West Papua, near the summit of Puncak Jaya, the tallest peak in Oceania.
Were.
In 1850, the glaciers were 20 km^2. In 2020, the total area was 0.5km^2. Going by Google Earth images, they are now completely gone.
Were.
In 1850, the glaciers were 20 km^2. In 2020, the total area was 0.5km^2. Going by Google Earth images, they are now completely gone.
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Tonight I learned that there were glaciers in West Papua, near the summit of Puncak Jaya, the tallest peak in Oceania.
Were.
In 1850, the glaciers were 20 km^2. In 2020, the total area was 0.5km^2. Going by Google Earth images, they are now completely gone.
Were.
In 1850, the glaciers were 20 km^2. In 2020, the total area was 0.5km^2. Going by Google Earth images, they are now completely gone.
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186 in France, +200 in Italy, 20 to 50 in Switzerland and an undefined number in Austria and Germany. Approximately 7 to 11% of ski resorts are already abandoned in the whole of Europe.
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
186 in France, +200 in Italy, 20 to 50 in Switzerland and an undefined number in Austria and Germany. Approximately 7 to 11% of ski resorts are already abandoned in the whole of Europe.
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Christmas Day in Iceland set a new temperature record of 19.8°C, extraordinarily warm for winter and a marker of how far “normal” has drifted. And the consequences go far beyond the impacts on polar bears and penguins.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/more-th...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/more-th...
More Than Polar Bears and Penguins: Why Polar Warming Is Everyone’s Problem
Christmas Day in Iceland set a new temperature record of 19.8°C, extraordinarily warm for winter and a marker of how far “normal” has drifted. Of course a single datapoint isn’t, by itself, a climate ...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Turns out people still actually link climate change to stuff happening in their actual lives and care about action being taken on it, despite the now widespread idea that we need to stop mentioning it to be successful
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
December 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Turns out people still actually link climate change to stuff happening in their actual lives and care about action being taken on it, despite the now widespread idea that we need to stop mentioning it to be successful
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Wow does this piece suck! Another very good reminder that "realistic", "pragmatic", "adult" etc have all just become half-hearted mumbled stand-ins for "better things aren't possible"
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
December 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Wow does this piece suck! Another very good reminder that "realistic", "pragmatic", "adult" etc have all just become half-hearted mumbled stand-ins for "better things aren't possible"
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
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Notably absent from this story is any background of what the Community Security Group is or its history, and it is taken for granted that the group is producing threat assessments that should be relied on by police when the warning appears to have been issued by ASIO to begin with.
A document by the Jewish Community Security Group NSW raised the alarm about the threat of Islamic extremism and Jihadist-inspired lone-actor attacks.
Risk of violent antisemitism during Hanukkah raised weeks before Bondi attack
A document by the Jewish Community Security Group NSW raised the alarm about the threat of Islamic extremism and Jihadist-inspired lone-actor attacks.
www.abc.net.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Notably absent from this story is any background of what the Community Security Group is or its history, and it is taken for granted that the group is producing threat assessments that should be relied on by police when the warning appears to have been issued by ASIO to begin with.
I accidentally just stood on my freshly painted letterbox number in socks.
Perfect. 10/10.
Perfect. 10/10.
December 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I accidentally just stood on my freshly painted letterbox number in socks.
Perfect. 10/10.
Perfect. 10/10.
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This is a baffling decision by the SMH. The article is kind and generous, and exactly the kind of unity and social cohesion that everyone (SMH included) says that Australia needs right now. So why delete it?
On Wednesday the Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece by Cumberland City councillor Ahmed Ouf about Muslim-Jewish solidarity in the wake of Bondi.
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
Ahmed Ouf: I went to Bondi and hugged people who'd never spoken to a Muslim before
Read Cumberland councillor's deleted opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald
www.deepcutnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is a baffling decision by the SMH. The article is kind and generous, and exactly the kind of unity and social cohesion that everyone (SMH included) says that Australia needs right now. So why delete it?
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On Wednesday the Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece by Cumberland City councillor Ahmed Ouf about Muslim-Jewish solidarity in the wake of Bondi.
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
Ahmed Ouf: I went to Bondi and hugged people who'd never spoken to a Muslim before
Read Cumberland councillor's deleted opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald
www.deepcutnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
On Wednesday the Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece by Cumberland City councillor Ahmed Ouf about Muslim-Jewish solidarity in the wake of Bondi.
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
Actually this time but.
Welp. That's Christmas done for another year.
See you all next time!
See you all next time!
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Actually this time but.
This is it. I found the dumbest fucking thing you will read today.
Apparently free public transport for people under 18 will cause "an issue" because when those people turn 18, they will have been "conditioned" not to pay.
By that logic, toddlers should pay rent and board.
Apparently free public transport for people under 18 will cause "an issue" because when those people turn 18, they will have been "conditioned" not to pay.
By that logic, toddlers should pay rent and board.
![Paul Strickland, La Trobe University senior lecturer in sport, tourism, hospitality and events, said the fare incentives would help the hospitality industry and the environment.
But he warned such decisions were also conditioning children not to pay for public transport.
"If you're a seven-year-old and you're taking public transport, you're doing that for free for [over a decade] and then all of a sudden you have to pay, there's going to be an issue," Dr Strickland said.
"I don't know any model around the world where public transport is absolutely free."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eetlxdmpe6fkpj6bng3wi37l/bafkreia4ylk4jm7cn5gugsf2nnmn3tua66rdtjk36ow7jguafwnr43cqqu@jpeg)
December 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is it. I found the dumbest fucking thing you will read today.
Apparently free public transport for people under 18 will cause "an issue" because when those people turn 18, they will have been "conditioned" not to pay.
By that logic, toddlers should pay rent and board.
Apparently free public transport for people under 18 will cause "an issue" because when those people turn 18, they will have been "conditioned" not to pay.
By that logic, toddlers should pay rent and board.
Welp. That's Christmas done for another year.
See you all next time!
See you all next time!
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Welp. That's Christmas done for another year.
See you all next time!
See you all next time!
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Albo is going to alienate the entire country to try and appease the people who booed him. And they will never accept him.
December 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Albo is going to alienate the entire country to try and appease the people who booed him. And they will never accept him.
Nicki Minaj was never a favourite - and least we forget her COVID opinions - but kerripes.
Rapper Nicki Minaj praises Trump in surprise Turning Point conference appearance | CNN
Rapper Nicki Minaj appeared as a special guest at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference, where she spoke with the organization’s CEO, Erika Kirk, about the Trump administration.
edition.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Nicki Minaj was never a favourite - and least we forget her COVID opinions - but kerripes.
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I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
Holding complexity amidst catastrophe
I didn't want to write this.
I don't want to write this.
I feel like I need to write something.
I am writing this.
I am not good at writing about my Jewish experience.
I am still writing this, ei...
in-between-days.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
So fucking help us all if the Murdoch press's insidious shit makes me start defending Albanese.
But this confected bullshit is going to make me start if anything will.
But this confected bullshit is going to make me start if anything will.
Wouldn’t want to politicise this tragedy. That would be terribly crass.
December 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So fucking help us all if the Murdoch press's insidious shit makes me start defending Albanese.
But this confected bullshit is going to make me start if anything will.
But this confected bullshit is going to make me start if anything will.
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Wouldn’t want to politicise this tragedy. That would be terribly crass.
December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Wouldn’t want to politicise this tragedy. That would be terribly crass.
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New baseline studies to be conducted in southern Tasmanian waterways. Absolutely astounding that baseline studies were not part of salmon pen establishment permits & that philanthropy not the industry or state government is paying for them. Look like standard environmental management practices awol🤷🏻♀️
'Dead zones' prompt tour operator to fund marine study
For more than two decades, Rob Pennicott has taken tourists to see the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. But what he describes as "dead zones" have him so worried that he is funding a study to find what is goi...
www.abc.net.au
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New baseline studies to be conducted in southern Tasmanian waterways. Absolutely astounding that baseline studies were not part of salmon pen establishment permits & that philanthropy not the industry or state government is paying for them. Look like standard environmental management practices awol🤷🏻♀️