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.
Weekly wrap: Green Climate Fund to publish ‘strategy’ next month
UN fund meets for crisis talks, shipping eyes emissions target, Morocco opens vast solar plant, Obama proposes $10 oil tax
Blackrock: World’s largest investor flags up climate risk
NEWS: Letter from CEO Larry Fink says $4.6 trillion asset manager will support activist shareholders focused on ‘long-term value creation’
Morocco opens first stage of vast solar power plant
NEWS: Noor 1 concentrated solar plant will provide enough electricity for more than a million homes when finished
A climate scientist speaks: ‘It’s a bit complicated’
INTERVIEW: Leading UK climate modeller Richard Betts talks uncertainty, the warming ‘hiatus’ and why he engages with sceptics
Green Climate Fund holds Cape Town ‘crisis’ talks over future
NEWS: Clouds are gathering over flagship scheme UN hopes will spark ‘paradigm shift’ in global clean energy and resilience to global warming
Africa needs digital revolution to handle climate change – World Bank
NEWS: Governments, local communities and farmers need better weather data, says top funder as part of drive to get planet connected to internet by 2020
Paris empowers Obama to impose deeper carbon cuts – lawyers
NEWS: UN climate deal gives the US president a free hand to demand stronger emissions curbs from states, argue legal experts
Pandemics, killer robots and climate change ‘urgent’ security fears
NEWS: Mass migration and resource wars billed as potential consequences if governments ignore potential of Paris deal and Earth keeps warming
Oil majors prepare for profit bloodbath
CRIB NOTES 1-5 FEB: BP and Shell results due, Tubiana named a champion, Bloomberg predict $12.5 trillion needed to back Paris, UN to debate loss and damage
Weekly wrap: Solar tipped for 20% global energy share by 2027
Researchers eye sunny future, Vietnam to ditch coal, France plans climate diplomacy blitz, UK panned for weak green policies
NATO: Green energy saves soldiers’ lives
NEWS: Smart grids, roll-up solar panels and wind offer safer forms of energy for troops in hostile environments, says world’s largest military alliance in annual report
Scientists pour cold water on ocean geoengineering idea
NEWS: Fertilising algae with iron filings is no easy climate fix, study finds, as benefits in one region will be offset elsewhere
Kyte: Universal energy access possible by early 2020s
NEWS: Sustainable Energy 4 All chief says major strides in clean energy, efficiency and finance mean target of powering entire planet is closer than ever
UK climate policies inadequate for 2C limit, say government advisors
NEWS: Committee on Climate Change says Britain should not deepen carbon cuts in line with 1.5C aspirational Paris target, but needs fresh policies to meet existing commitments
France plans renewed climate diplomacy blitz to protect Paris deal
INTERVIEW: Laurence Tubiana says maintaining momentum from COP21 summit is vital as governments prepare to work on finer details of historic pact
Green Climate Fund must think micro for macro impact
COMMENT: Support for locally-led adaptation initiatives may not sound sexy, but small targeted interventions will help the GCF drive a climate finance paradigm shift
Planet detox: Welcome to the frontline of the war on waste
Sponsored content: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY: Landfills are where the true cost of life is bared for all to see – and they are a target for a new initiative to clean up rubbish for good
LED lighting could replace 88 billion litres of kerosene a year
Sponsored content: PHILIPS LIGHTING: High quality, energy efficient lighting is revolutionising lives in the developing world, boosting economic growth and allowing communities to flourish
Vietnam to phase out coal, invest in gas and renewables
NEWS: Prime minister says government will review plans for new coal power plants, indicating country could shift towards lower emission gas and renewables
UN aims for clean energy, climate gains at New York summit
CRIB NOTES 25-31 JANUARY: Ban, Bloomberg and Gore headline Big Apple climate bash, Norway holds oil price crisis meet, UK govt to see 1.5C recommendations