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.
Pinned
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! 💛
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More countries will need to develop a sovereign tech stack as dependence on US becomes more risky.
Australia meanwhile is doing the opposite and is pretty much giving Amazon keys to the country's most sensitive data
Australia meanwhile is doing the opposite and is pretty much giving Amazon keys to the country's most sensitive data
“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech
Homebrewed video conferencing may not be a moonshot, but you gotta start somewhere.
gizmodo.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:24 AM
More countries will need to develop a sovereign tech stack as dependence on US becomes more risky.
Australia meanwhile is doing the opposite and is pretty much giving Amazon keys to the country's most sensitive data
Australia meanwhile is doing the opposite and is pretty much giving Amazon keys to the country's most sensitive data
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A white guy threw a homemade bomb into a crowd protesting colonialism in Australia and the media have broadly reframed it in more gentle terms, eg this describing it as a "device" that was 'designed to explode'.
Device allegedly thrown into Invasion Day crowd designed to 'explode on impact', say police
A 31-year-old man is charged with making explosives in suspicious circumstances after a device was allegedly thrown into a crowd of hundreds of people attending an Invasion Day rally in central Perth ...
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 AM
A white guy threw a homemade bomb into a crowd protesting colonialism in Australia and the media have broadly reframed it in more gentle terms, eg this describing it as a "device" that was 'designed to explode'.
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The Invasion Day rally in Boorloo/Perth was targeted and attacked with an explosive device.
The silence from the right has been deafening.
The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.
The silence from the right has been deafening.
The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The Invasion Day rally in Boorloo/Perth was targeted and attacked with an explosive device.
The silence from the right has been deafening.
The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.
The silence from the right has been deafening.
The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.
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ICYMI - my piece + video on why we really, really shouldn't be forgetting about coal power and treating the power sector like a "job done" situation (as I heard one very, very prominent former banker and clean tech advocate say on a podcast recently)
NEW @crikey.com.au PIECE
ABOUT WHY EXTENDING COAL IS BAD
VIDEO youtu.be/dPaeR7ARgOs
ARTICLE www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/22/c...
ABOUT WHY EXTENDING COAL IS BAD
VIDEO youtu.be/dPaeR7ARgOs
ARTICLE www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/22/c...
Why the extension of Eraring represents so much going wrong in Australia
YouTube video by Ketan Joshi
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 7:08 AM
ICYMI - my piece + video on why we really, really shouldn't be forgetting about coal power and treating the power sector like a "job done" situation (as I heard one very, very prominent former banker and clean tech advocate say on a podcast recently)
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Column today, first of 2026. About heat and what it does and related things.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean Air
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Column today, first of 2026. About heat and what it does and related things.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If this motherfucking fire hits Forrest and Lake Elizabeth, I am going to say some stern words. Both have been covered by the Take Shelter Now emergency warning all evening.
I am probably also going to have a bit of a cry, but stern words first.
I am probably also going to have a bit of a cry, but stern words first.
It really is fucking unbelievable how big the evacuation zone is for the Otways fire is.
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM
If this motherfucking fire hits Forrest and Lake Elizabeth, I am going to say some stern words. Both have been covered by the Take Shelter Now emergency warning all evening.
I am probably also going to have a bit of a cry, but stern words first.
I am probably also going to have a bit of a cry, but stern words first.
If you're in Victoria, this is your reminder to drink some water, and pester your loved ones to ensure that they have drunk some water.
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 AM
If you're in Victoria, this is your reminder to drink some water, and pester your loved ones to ensure that they have drunk some water.
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Oops forgot this figure - I thought a pretty a good representation of the battery / gas dynamic.. 🔌💡
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Oops forgot this figure - I thought a pretty a good representation of the battery / gas dynamic.. 🔌💡
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No big deal, just a white fulla throwing bombs around .....I mean, it's not like we are the protected few.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Potential explosive device thrown into crowd at Perth Invasion Day rally, police say
Police say they are investigating whether a device thrown into an Invasion Day rally crowd in Perth contained explosives, in addition to ball bearings and screws found inside.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 AM
No big deal, just a white fulla throwing bombs around .....I mean, it's not like we are the protected few.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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This is marketing nonsense 👍🏽
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 AM
This is marketing nonsense 👍🏽
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With winter in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, Australia really stands out as exceptionally hot looking at the forecast temperatures across the world. Possible record-breaking heat tomorrow in the southeast. www.bom.gov.au/australia/ch...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
With winter in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, Australia really stands out as exceptionally hot looking at the forecast temperatures across the world. Possible record-breaking heat tomorrow in the southeast. www.bom.gov.au/australia/ch...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
It really is fucking unbelievable how big the evacuation zone is for the Otways fire is.
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
January 26, 2026 at 7:56 AM
It really is fucking unbelievable how big the evacuation zone is for the Otways fire is.
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Victoria is 48.8°C at Hopetoun on 7 Feb 2009.
The forecast for Tuesday at Ouyen Victoria is 49°C.
The forecast for Tuesday at Ouyen Victoria is 49°C.
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The highest temperature ever recorded in Victoria is 48.8°C at Hopetoun on 7 Feb 2009.
The forecast for Tuesday at Ouyen Victoria is 49°C.
The forecast for Tuesday at Ouyen Victoria is 49°C.
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Abc didn't listen to one single speaker obviously.
January 26 is considered a day of mourning for many, with crowds turning out at protests calling to abolish Australia Day or change the date.
Thousands attend Invasion Day rallies across Australia
January 26 is considered a day of mourning for many, with crowds turning out at protests calling to abolish Australia Day or change the date.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Abc didn't listen to one single speaker obviously.
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10/ Seems like v little to it.
In the meantime, it looks like some bloke has done a cheeky li'l Hitler salute on the steps of the VIC state parliament.
And along w the rich kid, the vanguard of the rally was once again (former -- LOL) members of Tom Sewell's nazi kvlt.
In the meantime, it looks like some bloke has done a cheeky li'l Hitler salute on the steps of the VIC state parliament.
And along w the rich kid, the vanguard of the rally was once again (former -- LOL) members of Tom Sewell's nazi kvlt.
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 AM
10/ Seems like v little to it.
In the meantime, it looks like some bloke has done a cheeky li'l Hitler salute on the steps of the VIC state parliament.
And along w the rich kid, the vanguard of the rally was once again (former -- LOL) members of Tom Sewell's nazi kvlt.
In the meantime, it looks like some bloke has done a cheeky li'l Hitler salute on the steps of the VIC state parliament.
And along w the rich kid, the vanguard of the rally was once again (former -- LOL) members of Tom Sewell's nazi kvlt.
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7/ Finally, it's fitting that the face of the March for White Australia in Naarm/Melbourne is Hugo Lennon:
a little rich kid from Toorak, Scotch College graduate, & heir to a multi-million dollar property-developer fortune.
Precisely the kind of wealthy twat police & racist tradies grovel to.
a little rich kid from Toorak, Scotch College graduate, & heir to a multi-million dollar property-developer fortune.
Precisely the kind of wealthy twat police & racist tradies grovel to.
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 AM
7/ Finally, it's fitting that the face of the March for White Australia in Naarm/Melbourne is Hugo Lennon:
a little rich kid from Toorak, Scotch College graduate, & heir to a multi-million dollar property-developer fortune.
Precisely the kind of wealthy twat police & racist tradies grovel to.
a little rich kid from Toorak, Scotch College graduate, & heir to a multi-million dollar property-developer fortune.
Precisely the kind of wealthy twat police & racist tradies grovel to.
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6/ > the colonial-settler state being something that the white nationalist organisers of the March for (White) Australia celebrate & identify with as their own conquest & property.
It's painful to have to spell this out when they're screaming at the top of their lungs the evidence for it.
It's painful to have to spell this out when they're screaming at the top of their lungs the evidence for it.
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
6/ > the colonial-settler state being something that the white nationalist organisers of the March for (White) Australia celebrate & identify with as their own conquest & property.
It's painful to have to spell this out when they're screaming at the top of their lungs the evidence for it.
It's painful to have to spell this out when they're screaming at the top of their lungs the evidence for it.
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5/ The March for Australia organisers chose January 26 not b/c of some false notion that Indigenous peoples wanna celebrate #STRAYA on some other date ('Boo!'), but precisely b/c it has become a date on which Indigenous peoples assert their rights against the colony >
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 AM
5/ The March for Australia organisers chose January 26 not b/c of some false notion that Indigenous peoples wanna celebrate #STRAYA on some other date ('Boo!'), but precisely b/c it has become a date on which Indigenous peoples assert their rights against the colony >
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2/ It's not about Changing the Date.
Ask the organisers.
Or attend, and listen.
Ask the organisers.
Or attend, and listen.
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
2/ It's not about Changing the Date.
Ask the organisers.
Or attend, and listen.
Ask the organisers.
Or attend, and listen.
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'March for Australia rallies are typically anti-immigration, however Monday’s event appears to focus more on Australia Day and keeping the public holiday on January 26, directly opposing the Invasion Day rally’s push to mark the day on a different date.'
Bro. No.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Bro. No.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Police step up security as Melbourne braces for Australia Day protest and counterprotest
Anti-immigration protesters and Invasion Day demonstrators are set to converge on Melbourne’s CBD on Monday.
www.theage.com.au
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
'March for Australia rallies are typically anti-immigration, however Monday’s event appears to focus more on Australia Day and keeping the public holiday on January 26, directly opposing the Invasion Day rally’s push to mark the day on a different date.'
Bro. No.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Bro. No.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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A shockingly large area of the Surf Coast and Otways is under emergency evacuate immediately orders right now.
Fossil fuels pushers and their enablers are destroying everything we cherish about summer.
Stay safe friends, get out now if you are in the impacted areas.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
Fossil fuels pushers and their enablers are destroying everything we cherish about summer.
Stay safe friends, get out now if you are in the impacted areas.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
January 26, 2026 at 4:44 AM
A shockingly large area of the Surf Coast and Otways is under emergency evacuate immediately orders right now.
Fossil fuels pushers and their enablers are destroying everything we cherish about summer.
Stay safe friends, get out now if you are in the impacted areas.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
Fossil fuels pushers and their enablers are destroying everything we cherish about summer.
Stay safe friends, get out now if you are in the impacted areas.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
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Sovereignty requires a population willing to withstand pain for what they believe in - that was the background to Carney’s Davos speech. Tim and I chatted about what Canada has actually been doing the past year - building a coalition that will endure suffering inflicted by the US:
Canada's new non-alignment
What sovereignty means now
buttondown.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Sovereignty requires a population willing to withstand pain for what they believe in - that was the background to Carney’s Davos speech. Tim and I chatted about what Canada has actually been doing the past year - building a coalition that will endure suffering inflicted by the US:
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Brilliant reporting here by Gareth Hutchens on the Atlas Network and its insidious work across the world, including Australia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Brilliant reporting here by Gareth Hutchens on the Atlas Network and its insidious work across the world, including Australia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
I woke up this morning to my phone having ticked over to play a documentary about the Rwandan genocide.
So that's one way to set your mood for the day, I guess. 🤗
So that's one way to set your mood for the day, I guess. 🤗
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I woke up this morning to my phone having ticked over to play a documentary about the Rwandan genocide.
So that's one way to set your mood for the day, I guess. 🤗
So that's one way to set your mood for the day, I guess. 🤗
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Didn’t she drown?
Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after tragic death of Canadian tourist Piper James
Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after tragic death of Canadian tourist Piper James
Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted
The dingo pack linked to the death of Canadian tourist Piper James on Australian island K’gari will be destroyed, the Queensland government has announced.
Environment minister Andrew Powell said on Sunday that an entire pack of 10 animals would be euthanised. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Didn’t she drown?