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 desertification chief anger at lack of progress in Doha
COP18: UNCCD Executive Secretary Luc Gnacadja says postponement of decision on agriculture and climate change for 12 months makes no sense
Geoffrey Lean on climate talks: “What a mad way to run a planet”
COP18: UK’s longest serving environmental correspondent says climate negotiations in Doha are bonkers but necessary
Australia opens door to future Kyoto ambition
COP18: Australia will consider increasing its emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol second commitment period (2CP), according to climate minister Mark Dreyfus
The RTCC Climate Change A-Z
Our (eventually) definitive guide to the policy, science, technology and energy terms behind climate change.
EU alliance with small island states vital to success of Doha talks – UK minister
COP18: UK climate minister Greg Barker says he will be working hard to ensure relationship between EU and developing world is restored
Ambition deadlock frustrating climate talks in Doha
COP18: Lack of firm financial and emission pledges in week one of UN climate talks leaving small island states and African countries frustrated
Pablo Solon: Climate migration central to Doha debate
COP18: Former Bolivian Ambassador to UN argues that global community has an obligation to ensure people are not forced to migrate as a result of climate change
Qatar facing dose of climate reality at UN talks
COP18: Hosting the latest round of UN global warming negotiations is another feather in Qatar’s cap, but it cannot ignore the real message from the climate talks forever
Calls for fossil fuel subsidies to be addressed at UN climate summit
COP18: David Turnbull from Oil Change International tells RTCC that huge financial support for oil and gas needs to be talked about in Doha
Hardline Nauru stance risks stalling Doha climate talks
COP18: Concerns that AOSIS chair’s demands are playing into hands of countries who have no desire for rules-based climate treaty
Doha: USA negotiator says emission cuts depend on public support
COP18: US negotiator Jonathan Pershing says there is no chance of the USA signing up to a climate deal that requires the country to make substantial cuts in its emissions
Russia now ‘very unlikely’ to join Kyoto extension in Doha
COP18: RTCC understands that hopes of Russia changing its mind about key climate treaty are now virtually over
Time to wedge the gap on global carbon emissions?
COP18: Nick Harrison from Ecofys outlines how a ‘wedge’ approach to cuts to global CO2 emissions could prove an effective strategy
COP18: EU confident Kyoto negotiations are running smoothly
Lead EU climate negotiator Artur Runge-Metzger tells RTCC talks on a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol are progressing smoothly, but says that the ‘hot air issue’ has yet to be resolved.
COP18 side event: Supporting climate policies through social media
RTCC is joining forces with partners from Adopt a Negotiator, tcktcktck and Earth in Brackets for a 90 minute discussion on how climate policymaking can be supported through social media.
Jon Snow: Has the ‘North’ learned anything since Copenhagen?
COP18: Writing for RTCC, Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow ponders why the level of focus on climate change that existed before the Copenhagen summit has not returned
Comment: Why Russia’s position on the Kyoto Protocol is a mystery even to its own ministers
In her latest blog for RTCC, RIA Novosti Environment and Energy news editor Olga Dobrovidova asks if Russia’s team at COP18 really know their country’s position on the Kyoto Protocol?
COP18: Qatar organisers warned of efforts to derail climate talks
Leading climate diplomat John Ashton tells RTCC Qatari Presidency of the UN climate talks must be prepared to counter efforts to frustrate negotiations over the next two weeks
Kelly Rigg: It’s time for world leaders to take a walk in the woods
COP18: Executive Director of the Global Campaign for Climate Action explains why it’s time governments step outside their offices and get in touch with their natural side
Al Attiyah: Climate change is Qatar’s biggest long-term challenge
Writing exclusively for RTCC, COP18 President His Excellency Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah explains why global warming is a subject close to his heart