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.
UN climate fund chief rejects claims it will finance fossil fuel projects
NEWS: Executive Director Hela Cheikhrouhou says safeguards will ensure only ‘low carbon and resilient’ projects receive funding
US national landmarks face critical climate threat – report
PICTURES: Study from Union of Concerned Scientists cites State of Liberty, Alaska’s permafrost and NASA’s coast facilities at risk
UN’s Green Climate Fund ‘ready’ to start work
NEWS: Board agree eight essential requirements, meaning GCF is now ready to start accepting funds from donors
MPs lament UK’s carbon capture ‘lost decade’
NEWS: Government CCS policy lacks credibility, and likely to delay any new plants until 2020 says report
Green Climate Fund edges closer to reality
NEWS: Board agree on risk management framework, one of six ‘essential elements’ that will allow GCF to become operational
Bonn climate talks: low ministerial turnout expected
NEWS: Just 21% of governments sending ministers to June UN climate talks, raising doubt over engagement with process
Shell dismisses Carbon Bubble concept as ‘alarmist’
NEWS: Letter from senior executive to shareholders says oil and gas likely to dominate energy mix till 2050s
Can Peru deliver a successful UN climate summit?
ANALYSIS: Expectations are high for the COP20 meeting in Lima, but success will require clever diplomacy from hosts
African climate adaptation projects starved of cash, says UN chief
NEWS: Green Climate Fund should prioritise land restoration projects in sun-Saharan Africa, says head of UN desertification agency
Brazil ‘unprepared’ for climate change, warns leading scientist
NEWS: Heavy reliance on natural products means country is at acute risk from rising temperatures and water cycle changes
Felipe Calderon: it’s time to talk about the profits from climate action
COMMENT: Former Mexico President outlines goals of his Commission on Economy and Climate in Abu Dhabi summit address
Green Climate Fund could end up financing coal and gas, warn NGOs
NEWS: Concerns India and China could push for looser green safeguards as GCF board gathers to rubber-stamp regulations
Trillions at stake as Green Climate Fund board meet in Korea
NEWS: Observers say success of 2015 UN climate change deal hinges on successful launch of GCF later this year
Security and insurance experts warn of future climate costs
NEWS: Billions at risk says Lloyd’s of London, as military planners say drought and famine could cause new Arab Spring
Scientists say can predict crop impacts of El Nino, La Nina
NEWS: Farmers may need to plan for variable crop outputs, as potential severity of climate phenomenon intensifies
Japan, Australia urge developing countries to do more on climate
NEWS: Leaders in Tokyo and Canberra say it’s time world’s emerging economies take responsibility for tackling rising carbon emissions
West Antarctic glaciers have ‘passed point of no return’
NEWS: Global sea level rise figures may have to be revised upwards say scientists, as pace of melt increases
Banning HFCs from 2020 could make big climate impact – study
NEWS: Early phase-out of super climate gases could stop release of 146 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent by 2050
John Ashton: fracking is no sensible solution to climate change
COMMENT: A UK dash for shale gas will send all the wrong diplomatic signals at a time when clean energy investment is urgent
Russia predicts 30% rise in climate-warming gases by 2040
NEWS: Government report dismisses efforts to cut carbon pollution, warning emissions could break 550 parts per million barrier