Ed King
Ed previously worked as a Producer on BBC Radio 5 Live. He holds an MA in International Studies and Diplomacy from the London School of Oriental and African Studies, specialising in global energy and climate policy.Ballooning UN climate text risks becoming “unmanageable”
NEWS: Deluge of proposals from nearly 200 countries could make reaching agreement in Paris hard work, say delegates in Geneva
Protect human rights to safeguard forests, say campaigners
NEWS: UN climate pact should ensure basic rights of forest communities are respected, say activists from Liberia and Philippines
UN climate talks start with call to work as “one team” in Geneva
NEWS: With six days to create a draft agreement, officials ask countries to drop historic divides and start new era of cooperation
Can the coal industry lead a carbon capture makeover?
ANALYSIS: Coal companies face a large, even existential threat from a growing divestment movement. CCS could help them offer an answer to their critics
Chairing the world’s future: Two men with the climate in their hands
ANALYSIS: The UN has chosen veteran Algerian and US diplomats to steer global climate talks this year – but are they up to the job?
UN climate chief: Major economies committed to Paris deal
NEWS: Christiana Figueres says majority of global carbon emissions likely to be covered under 2015 pact, but unclear on ambition
Greenland’s hidden meltwater lakes raise sea level concerns
NEWS: Vast “storage tanks” of water deep below the melting Greenland ice sheet that could have a major effect on sea level rise
California’s cannabis industry exacerbating water shortages – officials
FEATURE: Illegal pot plantations are being blamed for further depleting precious water resources in drought-stricken California
Europe to reveal UN climate deal pledge on February 25
NEWS: Brussels set to be first bloc to reveal contribution to global emissions cutting deal as next set of UN talks draw close
Norway reveals 40% carbon cut goal for 2030, matching EU target
NEWS: Oslo plans closer integration with Brussels on meeting 2030 climate goals, but Statoil chief says 40% is “demanding”
Climate impacts threaten rare Borneo species with extinction
NEWS: Endangered species face even greater danger as climate change adds to loss of habitat caused by deforestation
UN climate change talks and the Paris deal – a guide
ANALYSIS: What would a global carbon cutting deal look like, how will countries get there and could it end in disaster?
China roars past EU as solar’s largest market
NEWS: China has now overtaken the European Union as the largest new market for solar power, says new report
Development goals at stake in new UN disaster risk deal
INTERVIEW: Head of UN’s risk reduction body tells RTCC proposed deal will underpin climate treaty and sustainable development goal
Obama and Modi promise to back strong UN climate pact
NEWS: Leaders present cooperation package covering clean energy, nuclear, air pollution and Paris climate summit
Ban Ki-moon: Lack of focus on green investment “troubling”
NEWS: UN chief confident “robust” climate deal will be delivered in Paris but demands end to high carbon infrastructure projects
Doomsday clock: climate and nuclear arsenals push disaster closer
BLOG: Scientists say combination of rising emissions and expanding nuclear capabilities are making Earth more dangerous
Modi to seek US backing for India clean energy development
ANALYSIS: Carbon cuts unlikely to be on agenda at key US-India meeting, but discussions will focus on access to green energy technologies
Climate still seen as niche issue at World Economic Forum
INTERVIEW: Debate over slashing carbon emissions is not breaking into wider economic conversations, warns World Bank climate chief
Sea level rise faster than feared, say scientists
NEWS: Harvard researchers find that there has been an almost threefold annual increase in global sea levels over the last quarter of a century