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.
UK lobbying law could stifle climate change debate
Proposed legislation governing charity campaigns heavily criticised by MPs, NGOs and green groups
US temperature rises likely to exacerbate Calfornia wildfires – study
Scientists say biggest driver for fires in USA is temperatures, indicating country will have to face more wildfires in future
IPCC chief Pachauri says climate fight “five minutes to midnight”
Humanity has ‘ignored and disregarded’ debts to nature says climate science chief in withering attack on governments
Comment: it’s time to make the UN climate talks more accessible
International negotiations are often long, complicated, difficult to understand – but Joy Hyvarinen from Field argues it doesn’t have to be this way
Pakistan’s climate change laws
What is one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries doing to address the causes and consequences of global warming?
Is it time to devolve climate change policy making?
Nick Harrison from Ecofys explains why sub-national actors need more input into UN monitored Nationally-Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
Kerry: Pacific Islands need urgent climate support
US Secretary of State John Kerry says he is committed to working closely with small island leaders to guarantee future survival
Climate change forcing crop pests to flee towards poles
Organisms which can threaten food and other crops are moving towards the poles to escape increasing heat where they live at present
EU faces dilemma as aviation climate deal stays grounded
Analysis: Europe’s attempts to impose a global aviation emissions trading scheme look isolated – it now has to decide how much it wants to pursue this policy
350.org calls for hurricanes to be named after climate change deniers
Campaign group wants WMO to adopt a “new naming system” targetting politicians who block low carbon policies
World’s top banks to penalise businesses that damage nature
43 leading financial institutions including World Bank plan to cut credit for companies which rely on them but fail to value them
Could humans cause another Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum?
The world’s marine species are liable to face 100,000 years of change, scientists say, unless greenhouse gas emissions are radically reduced
Australia’s 2010-2011 floods caused sea levels to ‘drop 7mm’
Rain fell in such colossal quantities during the Australian floods in 2010 and 2011 that the world’s sea levels actually dropped by as much as 7mm
Obama proposes new energy efficiency rules
Morning summary: New rules represent first steps by US President to address climate change though executive authority
Comment: UK fracking fight highlights need for carbon pricing strategy
Polarised shale gas exploration debate makes an effective EU energy market strategy essential argues Simon Moore from UK think tank Policy Exchange
UN opens carbon trading office in Bogota
UNFCCC chief Christiana Figures hopes centre can ‘tap potential’ for Clean Development Projects in Latin America
BBC Radio set to air ‘energy day’ powered by renewables
Radio 5Live plans to generate energy for 12 hours of radio from wind, solar, biofuel, cycling and hydropower
UN climate finance talks deliver options – but no new money
Analysts believe agreement on funding for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries now unlikely at COP19 UN talks in Warsaw
Anger and frustration as Ecuador’s Yasuni dreams die
President Correa blamed funding shortfall for initiative’s failure, but wider problems with Yasuni persist
Fracking live: UK protests as they happened
Follow RTCC’s live blog as protests against drilling for shale gas and oil spread across the UK