Timmons Roberts
@timmonsroberts.bsky.social
Climate change social scientist. Collaborator, determined dreamer, dad. Director, @ClimateSSN.bsky.social And @climatedevlab.bsky.social
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu CSSN.org personal account; reskeets NE endorsement
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu CSSN.org personal account; reskeets NE endorsement
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Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Sec State Rubio: “Nice looking embassy you have there Ambassador. I’d hate to see anything happen to it.“
Thug Nation.
Thanks Paul for the interpreting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Thug Nation.
Thanks Paul for the interpreting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Sec State Rubio: “Nice looking embassy you have there Ambassador. I’d hate to see anything happen to it.“
Thug Nation.
Thanks Paul for the interpreting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Thug Nation.
Thanks Paul for the interpreting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
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Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
"The multimillionaires..in stark contrast to mere earthlings, saw budget deficits as the most important of the issues it listed, and climate breakdown as the least..They were..far less likely to believe .. that there should be more regulation of oil companies..
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"The multimillionaires..in stark contrast to mere earthlings, saw budget deficits as the most important of the issues it listed, and climate breakdown as the least..They were..far less likely to believe .. that there should be more regulation of oil companies..
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Viewpoint: @carlschleussner.bsky.social @paucastro.bsky.social Alexandra Lesnikowski, @adellethomas.bsky.social @romainweikmans.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social Ambuj Sagar, Sonia Klinsky, Thomas Bernauer discuss status of #ParisAgreement Articles on it's 10th anniversary rdcu.be/eOBBU
Expert retrospective on a decade of the Paris Agreement
Nature Climate Change - To mark the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Nature Climate Change asked experts to reflect on the progress of and barriers to several of its key Articles. They...
rdcu.be
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Viewpoint: @carlschleussner.bsky.social @paucastro.bsky.social Alexandra Lesnikowski, @adellethomas.bsky.social @romainweikmans.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social Ambuj Sagar, Sonia Klinsky, Thomas Bernauer discuss status of #ParisAgreement Articles on it's 10th anniversary rdcu.be/eOBBU
How I feel today.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
How I feel today.
“The atmosphere has a huge historical memory when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions,”said Carlos Milani, a professor of international relations at Rio de Janeiro State U’s Institute of Social and Political Studies. “What happened 30 years ago matters very much”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“The atmosphere has a huge historical memory when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions,”said Carlos Milani, a professor of international relations at Rio de Janeiro State U’s Institute of Social and Political Studies. “What happened 30 years ago matters very much”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Brand new video by Simon Clark about the last month of terrible climate news:
The worst month of climate news in my entire career
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Brand new video by Simon Clark about the last month of terrible climate news:
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Note the whole brand-new book this is from is available FREE online at cssn.org/news-researc...
November 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Note the whole brand-new book this is from is available FREE online at cssn.org/news-researc...
So many important and interesting issues raised by my @cssn.org colleagues Ruth and Omar, bringing the question of climate obstruction in the global South right up to the present moment. Key for #COP30
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
S14, Ep8 | Climate Obstruction in the Global South
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
drilled.media
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So many important and interesting issues raised by my @cssn.org colleagues Ruth and Omar, bringing the question of climate obstruction in the global South right up to the present moment. Key for #COP30
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
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Thank you to our guests, @profrrothschild.bsky.social, Brent Efron, and @timmonsroberts.bsky.social @climatedevlab.bsky.social!
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thank you to our guests, @profrrothschild.bsky.social, Brent Efron, and @timmonsroberts.bsky.social @climatedevlab.bsky.social!
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Finally, a primer on obstruction tactics in the #UNFCCC negotiations. Just in time for #COP30.
Now this is enough to fill a bingo card.
#COP30 delegates and attendees: Know what you're watching!
Way to go @cssn.org colleagues.
Now this is enough to fill a bingo card.
#COP30 delegates and attendees: Know what you're watching!
Way to go @cssn.org colleagues.
The Climate Obstruction in the IPCC and UNFCCC working group has published a briefing which can be found on our website here: cssn.org/cssn-primer-.... The brief introduces a typology of 14 obstruction tactics which we will watch for as the negotiations proceed through COP30.
CSSN Primer: Climate Obstruction in the UNFCCC
Obstruction has become a defining feature of the UNFCCC process, shaping both the pace and substance of global climate agreements. It is often subtle and context-specific, making it difficult for […]
cssn.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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As many of you may know, a fossil fuel funded NGO is currently suing the University of Michigan to obtain my personal communications with environmental groups.
I recently went on the @climateone.org podcast to talk about my work and the toll the lawsuit has taken: www.climateone.org/audio/when-c...
I recently went on the @climateone.org podcast to talk about my work and the toll the lawsuit has taken: www.climateone.org/audio/when-c...
When Climate Work Comes at a Cost: Dispatches From the Upside Down
Human-caused climate change is fueling extreme floods, wildfires, rising seas, and record-breaking heat all around the world. At the same time, some of the most senior U.S. government officials and ot...
www.climateone.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As many of you may know, a fossil fuel funded NGO is currently suing the University of Michigan to obtain my personal communications with environmental groups.
I recently went on the @climateone.org podcast to talk about my work and the toll the lawsuit has taken: www.climateone.org/audio/when-c...
I recently went on the @climateone.org podcast to talk about my work and the toll the lawsuit has taken: www.climateone.org/audio/when-c...
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Come work with me and the great climate community at Brown University, incl @jenniferhadden.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social
Please share widely! Deadline Jan 9, 2026.
Please share widely! Deadline Jan 9, 2026.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Come work with me and the great climate community at Brown University, incl @jenniferhadden.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social
Please share widely! Deadline Jan 9, 2026.
Please share widely! Deadline Jan 9, 2026.
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Talking about misinformation and the importance of journalism at public libraries feels a bit like this GIF.
But I still enjoy doing it.
We had a lively conversation at the Cranston Public Library last night. With a cameo appearance by @dadekian.bsky.social!
But I still enjoy doing it.
We had a lively conversation at the Cranston Public Library last night. With a cameo appearance by @dadekian.bsky.social!
a gif of a man holding a red bucket with the words gif.pet at the top
Alt: a gif of a man with a bucket pouring water from one section of an overflowing canal to another.
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Talking about misinformation and the importance of journalism at public libraries feels a bit like this GIF.
But I still enjoy doing it.
We had a lively conversation at the Cranston Public Library last night. With a cameo appearance by @dadekian.bsky.social!
But I still enjoy doing it.
We had a lively conversation at the Cranston Public Library last night. With a cameo appearance by @dadekian.bsky.social!
I didn't even know about this guy, and suddenly I see this video about how my lab group has been attacked by an anti-wind group and their right-wing anti-environmental lawyers. 2 minutes to tell the story; and he's got a longer version with stuff about ID-ing misinfo.
youtube.com/shorts/3FgnQ...
youtube.com/shorts/3FgnQ...
Meet the lawyers blocking offshore wind
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I didn't even know about this guy, and suddenly I see this video about how my lab group has been attacked by an anti-wind group and their right-wing anti-environmental lawyers. 2 minutes to tell the story; and he's got a longer version with stuff about ID-ing misinfo.
youtube.com/shorts/3FgnQ...
youtube.com/shorts/3FgnQ...
Finally, a primer on obstruction tactics in the #UNFCCC negotiations. Just in time for #COP30.
Now this is enough to fill a bingo card.
#COP30 delegates and attendees: Know what you're watching!
Way to go @cssn.org colleagues.
Now this is enough to fill a bingo card.
#COP30 delegates and attendees: Know what you're watching!
Way to go @cssn.org colleagues.
The Climate Obstruction in the IPCC and UNFCCC working group has published a briefing which can be found on our website here: cssn.org/cssn-primer-.... The brief introduces a typology of 14 obstruction tactics which we will watch for as the negotiations proceed through COP30.
CSSN Primer: Climate Obstruction in the UNFCCC
Obstruction has become a defining feature of the UNFCCC process, shaping both the pace and substance of global climate agreements. It is often subtle and context-specific, making it difficult for […]
cssn.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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The fossil fuel industry’s playbook: Deny. Delay. Dilute.
Chapter 2 of “Climate Obstruction” shows how Big Oil reinvented obstruction for the net-zero era.
Read: cssn.org/news-researc...
Chapter 2 of “Climate Obstruction” shows how Big Oil reinvented obstruction for the net-zero era.
Read: cssn.org/news-researc...
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The fossil fuel industry’s playbook: Deny. Delay. Dilute.
Chapter 2 of “Climate Obstruction” shows how Big Oil reinvented obstruction for the net-zero era.
Read: cssn.org/news-researc...
Chapter 2 of “Climate Obstruction” shows how Big Oil reinvented obstruction for the net-zero era.
Read: cssn.org/news-researc...
Now, with #COP30 just two weeks away, this is helpful!
Almost enough for a bingo card.
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...
Almost enough for a bingo card.
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...
Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30
Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.
www.desmog.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Now, with #COP30 just two weeks away, this is helpful!
Almost enough for a bingo card.
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...
Almost enough for a bingo card.
www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...
Wow, sweeping coverage of how the oil and gas industry is seeking to kill lawsuits by states and cities to recoup the costs they've had to spend to deal with climate change-worsened disasters.
The oil majors knew the dangers of their products, and lied to us.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
The oil majors knew the dangers of their products, and lied to us.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts - Inside Climate News
Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for dam...
insideclimatenews.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Wow, sweeping coverage of how the oil and gas industry is seeking to kill lawsuits by states and cities to recoup the costs they've had to spend to deal with climate change-worsened disasters.
The oil majors knew the dangers of their products, and lied to us.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
The oil majors knew the dangers of their products, and lied to us.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
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The Drawdown Solutions Explorer is pure Awesome. Seriously, look at it. Even you cynical bastards
Project Drawdown has always been the world’s leading guide to science-based climate solutions 🌏.
With the new Drawdown Explorer, we’re moving beyond describing solutions → to spotlighting breakthrough strategies for accelerating climate action.
With the new Drawdown Explorer, we’re moving beyond describing solutions → to spotlighting breakthrough strategies for accelerating climate action.
September 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Drawdown Solutions Explorer is pure Awesome. Seriously, look at it. Even you cynical bastards
"“The rules,” Mr. Trump announced, “will be written by people who love your industry.”
Fascinating tale of links between libertarians, criminals, and sordid others in driving this insane crypto-economy. And how it elevated Trump.
Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
Fascinating tale of links between libertarians, criminals, and sordid others in driving this insane crypto-economy. And how it elevated Trump.
Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
Opinion | How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"“The rules,” Mr. Trump announced, “will be written by people who love your industry.”
Fascinating tale of links between libertarians, criminals, and sordid others in driving this insane crypto-economy. And how it elevated Trump.
Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
Fascinating tale of links between libertarians, criminals, and sordid others in driving this insane crypto-economy. And how it elevated Trump.
Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
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I read this 27 pages of awfulness last night.
It shows how profoundly they want to take over and reshape academia.
It would simply ruin everything that makes American academia great.
It shows how profoundly they want to take over and reshape academia.
It would simply ruin everything that makes American academia great.
October 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I read this 27 pages of awfulness last night.
It shows how profoundly they want to take over and reshape academia.
It would simply ruin everything that makes American academia great.
It shows how profoundly they want to take over and reshape academia.
It would simply ruin everything that makes American academia great.
If the federal government were to stop regulating greenhouse gases, it could clear the way for states and municipalities to sue companies for damages from climate change..spur individual states to come up with their own pollution limits, creating a patchwork ..
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If the federal government were to stop regulating greenhouse gases, it could clear the way for states and municipalities to sue companies for damages from climate change..spur individual states to come up with their own pollution limits, creating a patchwork ..
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...