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.
Japan to set 3.8% 2020 emissions reduction target – report
Nikkei newspaper says new goal would represent a 3% increase in the discharge of greenhouse gases from 1990 levels
Australia should cut emissions “25% by 2020”
Morning summary: Australia has used two-thirds of its carbon budget, Poland could cut coal use 50%, Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest wind farm
Figueres: IPCC’s ‘carbon budget’ will not drive Warsaw talks
Guardian: UN climate change chief says it would be too ‘politically difficult’ to negotiate national allocations of carbon emissions
UN climate talks: what do developed countries want in Warsaw?
An analysis of the main developed country negotiating positions ahead of the next round of UN climate talks
Russell Brand: climate change efforts are “indifferent”
Comedian tells BBC efforts to address climate change “will not solve problem” and calls for tax on polluting companies
David Cameron threatens to scrap key UK climate legislation
UK Prime Minister tells Parliament he wants to cut a series of ‘green levies’ imposed on energy companies aimed at encouraging low carbon growth
UN climate talks: what do developing countries want in Warsaw?
A wordcloud analysis of the main developing country negotiating positions at the UN COP19 talks
John Ashton: climate change and political struggle
Former UK climate chief John Ashton on why the challenges posed by global warming can only be solved by pulling together
RTCC 2013 Awards: sustainable waste management firm
Nominations for the ‘Sustainable Waste Management Firm’ category in the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
RTCC 2013 Awards: Greatest social impact in an emerging economy
Nominations for the ‘Sustainable Waste Management Firm’ category in the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
China set to invest in UK nuclear industry
Britain, a pioneer of nuclear power, is handing over its industry to the French and Chinese in a move likely to see a doubling of electricity prices
Obama set for new push on climate change
Morning summary: US set for new climate drive, UK ministers to ‘stress test’ green taxes, Arizona invests in new solar energy project
Climate change could ‘undermine’ oceans by 2100
Decline in the productivity of marine organisms could affect 470 to 870 million of the world’s poorest people warn scientists
Business eyes opportunities from reusing carbon dioxide
Is it time to view CO2 not as a threat to the planet but as a valuable and sustainable resource to help combat climate change?
UK Prime Minister to review support for clean energy
Morning summary: David Cameron puts green subsidies under review; climate change could knock 5.3% off East Asia’s GDP; and General Motors plans natural gas powered car
Flights in EU airspace could face new carbon levy from 2014
European Commission statement this morning confirmed it plans to revise the EU ETS to ensure all flights in “European regional airspace” participate
Green growth: lessons in climate resilience from world’s poorest
Some least developed countries are at the forefront of efforts to cut pollution, adapt to climate change and achieve economic and social development
Climate News Mosaic – an alternative view of UNFCCC talks
At next month’s UN climate talks, RTCC will be hosting a live blog drawing on writers from across the world. Ido Liven explains how it will work
EU air pollution poses health and climate risks – report
European Environment Agency warn 90% of EU city residents are exposed to high levels of soot and dust from transport and power generation
Greenpeace launches legal challenge to UK fracking
NGO takes on government plans to encourage fracking through courts, labelling technique “reckless and presumptuous”