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.After the floods, India investigates climate change links
NEWS: Poor planning blamed again as thousands in India and Pakistan are forced out of homes by intense rainfall
Finance finally on horizon for UN’s Green Climate Fund
COMMENT: Civil society observer says latest meeting of flagship green fund has left her cautiously optimistic
UN climate summit set for major carbon pricing announcement
INTERVIEW: World Bank’s Rachel Kyte tells RTCC global support for valuing CO2 will surprise many critics
How new EU climate chiefs can make a green energy union
COMMENT: An open letter to Alenka Bratušek, vice president for Energy Union, and Miguel Arias Cañete, European commissioner for climate action and energy
Which narrative will prevail at the UN’s climate summit?
COMMENT: Debate over the costs of action versus the costs of inaction is likely to dominate Ban Ki-moon’s high level gathering
UK Conservatives lean towards climate scepticism
NEWS: Nearly a fifth of Tory MPs believe global warming is “environmentalist propaganda”, finds Populus poll
Green Climate Fund lowers cash demands to $10bn
NEWS: Pressure rising on governments to back UN’s green bank ahead of Ban Ki-moon’s New York summit
Indian billionaire Ratan Tata leads calls for UN ocean treaty
NEWS: Heavy pollution and climate change are threatening long term health and productivity of high seas
Antarctic sea levels rising faster than global average
NEWS: Researchers say around 350 billion tonnes of water from glaciers linked to rises of up to 8 centimetres
America’s heartland wilts under climate change onslaught
NEWS: Researchers say US southwest is expected to become steadily more arid as planetary temperatures soar
UN climate chief says 125 leaders confirmed for NY summit
NEWS: UK prime minister David Cameron latest world leader to signal his intention to attend key meeting
UK calls on Australia, Canada and Japan to deliver “ambitious” CO2 cuts
NEWS: Climate change secretary Ed Davey warns developed countries against “backsliding” on commitments to UN climate deal
UN warns on ocean acidification as GHG levels soar
NEWS: Carbon dioxide emissions in 2013 were largest on record since 1984, says World Meteorological Organization
UK to reveal plans for global climate change talks
The Guardian: Climate change secretary Ed Davey says governments facing ‘pivotal moment’ on dealing with issue
It’s time for the EU to end the era of dirty coal power
COMMENT: Joss Garman from the IPPR thinktank says European governments should make unabated coal use illegal
John Ashton: Norway must use oil fund to drive clean energy revolution
SPEECH: UK’s former chief climate diplomat offers reflections on Europe, energy and climate change
The miseducation of Narendra Modi on climate change
COMMENT: Almost half of India’s population is under 20. Its young people deserve more than patronizing guff on climate change from Narendra Modi
Why I’m taking part in 97 hours of climate consensus
COMMENT: US scientist John Bruno explains why he’s joining colleagues to stress agreement on causes of climate change
NGOs “optimistic” for chances of a climate deal
NEWS: Leading green groups set out what they say are “realistic goals” for international climate talks
World on course for 4C warming by 2100 – PwC
NEWS: Governments need to slash carbon intensity five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change, say analysts