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.
Snapshot: Keystone pipeline and climate protests hit DC
Pictures from a day of climate rage as 30,000 descend on Washington to demand President Obama blocks construction of Keystone XL pipeline
Climate justice set to dominate UNFCCC talks in 2013
Edward Cameron from the World Resources Institute argues leadership is needed to move UN negotiations on this year
Climate resilient rice offers hope to Indian farmers
New method of growing rice has achieved significantly larger harvests while reducing the need for fertilisers and curbing emissions of greenhouse gases
World Bank: climate change hurting global economy
World Bank chief says climate change is not a distant threat, but one that is having economic consequences today
Reasoning with climate change deniers “pointless”
Writer who interviewed Lord Monckton for research says his underlying climate beliefs are based less on facts and more on life experiences
Venezuela and Peru compete to host 2014 UN climate talks
Guy Edwards asks which Latin American country is best suited to hosting the important 2014 UN climate negotiations
Former IPCC chief warns of 5°C temperature rise
Former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Bob Watson says global average temperatures could reach 5°C above their pre-industrial level
Arctic winter sea ice down 9% since 2003
Arctic sea ice levels dropped 9% in the winter between 2003 and 2012 according to analysis from the American Geophysical Union
Matt Damon leads new drive to combat water scarcity
Starring in spoof press conference, Damon says banning himself from toilet is the only way to “make people give a shit” about water issues
Hedegaard hails Obama commitment to climate change
EU Climate Commissioner delighted that ‘science’ to form backbone of US policy on global warming
Shale gas finds could kill Nuclear in UK
Cheap gas supplies could be the death knell of nuclear energy in the United Kingdom threatening attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
John Ashton: US climate debate is about confidence and progress
UK’s former chief climate diplomat says USA still has time to lead low carbon revolution, but time is running out
Thawing Arctic set to release tonnes of stored carbon
The melting of Arctic ice frozen for many thousands or even millions of years is speeding up, a potential route for carbon frozen deep below ground level
Branson plans to use Necker as island incubator for renewables
Virgin chief Richard Branson plans to use the tiny Caribbean island he owns to test the effectiveness of renewable energy systems for small island states
Climate change science ‘irrefutable’ – Ed Davey
UK Energy and Climate Secretary says sceptics are dogmatic, blinkered and risking their children’s future
A Nepalese perspective on climate change
Kathmandu teacher Vishnu Dangi offers a view of the challenges climate change and environmental degradation poses his country
Farewell Benedict XVI, the first Green Pope
Leader of Catholic church should be credited with raising environmental concerns and warning countries to address climate change
Closing the door on energy efficiency
If shopkeepers closed their doors and turned the heating down they could save 50% on the bills – but few seem inclined to play ball
Climate impacts on Amazon expected to be complex
Scientist says Amazon rainforest less likely to succumb to die-off of trees, because main greenhouse gas could act as a powerful fertiliser
Climate change causing increase in global rainfall
Scientists from the University of Adelaide say more than a century of records provide statistically significant proof that global rainfall is increasing