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.
Al Gore: UK leaders ‘seriously misinformed’ about climate change
Former US Vice President tells Channel 4 news he is concerned David Cameron has lost his will to address climate change
Republicans increase Keystone pressure on Obama
Influential Congressional committee led by climate sceptic Fred Upton to launch series of hearings focusing on benefits of fossil fuels in USA
Beijing view: Choking smog could catalyse climate action
As a cloud of poisonous gases descends on the Chinese capital, Terry Townshend asks if this will encourage leaders to move faster to cut air pollution
Chasing Ice: A call for urgent climate action
Ros Donald from the Carbon Brief reviews Chasing Ice, a film that chronicles the collapse of glaciers in Iceland, Greenland and the USA
Kyoto Protocol’s CDM passes 6000 project mark
But continued uncertainty in global carbon markets keeps Clean Development Mechanism credit prices low
John Kerry appointment welcomed by climate groups
Reaction from green groups to John Kerry’s official appointment as the USA’s leading diplomat
Russia emissions expected to peak by 2030
Report from Ministry of Economic Development suggests carbon intensity of Russian economy will only drop in 2020s
Virgin America owner Branson calls time on plastic
Responding to letter from customer airline chief Richard Branson says he’ll look into ways to cut use of plastic on board
Global warming could be less extreme than feared
New findings by Norwegian scientists suggest global temperatures may not rise as much as scientists have predicted
Beijing business leaders call for clean air act
Property magnate Pan Shiyi starts Weibo campaign to force government to cut pollution in capital
Report: Planet facing consumption time bomb
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report says world will be sitting on a ‘consumption time bomb’ by 2030 unless efforts to recycle raw materials are increased
Andorra faces slopes with no snow if warming rises above 2°C
Diminishing snowfalls in the Pyrenees could spell trouble for the people of Andorra – and even on piste machines might fail to save the situation
Argentina’s climate change laws
What is Buenos Aires doing to cut national carbon emissions and promote renewable energy?
Al Gore: American democracy has been hacked
New book from former USA VP called ‘The Future’ claims oil, coal and gas companies operate a form of mind control over Americans
Large cities influencing global warming patterns across world
New research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests heat generated by cities can warm regions thousands of miles away
Russia threatens ‘radical measures’ in response to Kyoto Protocol extension
Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Oleg Shamanov tells RTCC Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine have plans to contest decisions made at UN talks in Doha
Nicholas Stern: I underestimated risks of climate change
Author of the 2006 Stern Review into economics of climate change says he should have been more blunt about potential impacts
William Hague appoints Rear Admiral as UK climate envoy
UK Foreign Secretary welcomes Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti as ‘interim’ special representative
Russia exploring plans for domestic carbon market
Ministry of Economic Development to draw up plans for a national carbon market by March
Saracens to scrum down at UK’s most ‘energy efficient’ rugby stadium
10,000 seater arena Allianz Park in London incorporates energy, water, transport and waste efficiency needs into design