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.
Jan 6, 2017
How China is reinforcing its climate targets for 2020
This week’s hotly anticipated five-year plan for energy shows stronger ambition for shifting from coal to cleaner sources
Jan 6, 2017
Mapped: China’s $32 billion overseas clean energy splurge
Long known for its huge foreign investments in coal, oil and gas, Beijing is now starting to splash the cash on greener technologies
Jan 4, 2017
Climate science is skewed to rich country interests, say researchers
Lack of interest in issues affecting poor countries such as adaptation informs global climate deals, argues international panel of scientists
Jan 4, 2017
Global 2C warming limit not feasible, warns top economist
With “extreme policy measures”, a 2.5C limit is in reach, according to latest climate model from William Nordhaus
Jan 3, 2017
France delivers 2050 climate plan to UN
Francois Hollande joins leaders in US, Germany, Mexico and Canada in delivering long-term plan to slash emissions to United Nations climate body
Jan 3, 2017
Why India’s waste pickers are key to a fair climate deal
Low-carbon measures could increase urban poverty if a clean transition is not carefully managed, research from IIED suggests
Jan 1, 2017
The age of Xi: will China flex its climate muscles in 2017?
Beijing’s policies have seen China invest heavily in renewables and support the UN’s first major climate pact – but without US cover it will face new scrutiny this year
Dec 30, 2016
Climate calendar: key dates for your 2017 diary
With new leaders in the US and at the UN, conflicts across the world and a rise in populism, 2017 promises to be a key year for climate politics
Dec 30, 2016
Trump’s climate impact could be ‘vanishingly small’
Trump has called climate change a hoax, but what’s truly scary, scientists tell ProPublica, is how much larger the problem is than one American president.
Dec 29, 2016
Don’t kill US climate plans, 15 states warn Trump
Attorneys general from Democrat states and four sub-state jurisdictions say they will see the new president in court if he rips up low carbon policies
Dec 29, 2016
China reveals 2016 coal power crackdown
Beijing government says it is starting to cancel coal projects, but critics say country is wasting billions on polluting capacity it does not require
Dec 29, 2016
Waste gas flared by oil industry rising, warns World Bank
Natural gas flaring at oil sites around the world is on the up, cutting the industry’s costs but damaging the climate
Dec 29, 2016
Rising middle class threatens China’s climate targets
China’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are being undermined by increased Western-style consumption habits among the urban rich
Dec 26, 2016
Farewell 2016: climate highlights from our expert panel
Scientists, policymakers and civil society leaders from France, Germany, Bangladesh, Spain, the US and UK identify their highlights of 2016
Dec 23, 2016
2016 in review: UN climate talks deliver mixed progress
The COP22 summit was dominated by Donald Trump’s shock election win, but amid the gloom there were kernels of progress says St Lucia minister
Dec 22, 2016
We’re looking for a new Climate Home editor
Join an amazing team, shape our coverage in an era of Trump and set the climate change agenda in 2017
Dec 22, 2016
Letters reveal Trump rants against Scottish offshore windfarm
Furious missives from golf magnate and US president-elect said wind power was useless and would ruin Scotland’s economy
Dec 22, 2016
India ‘lacks plan’ to cope with climate-linked migration
ActionAid says South Asian governments should work on better mechanisms to cope with large-scale movements
Dec 22, 2016
2016 mapped: around the world in top climate stories
Look back on a year of weird weather and clean energy breakthroughs around the world
Dec 22, 2016
Chilling in Kigali: how the world sealed a climate deal for fridges
In the first in our 2016 in review series, Chatham House’s Duncan Brack reflects on the UN deal to curb HFC use that was agreed in October
Dec 21, 2016
Let climate sceptics have their moment – it will not last
President-elect Donald Trump heralds a new age of climate doubters, but can this army backed by fossil fuel companies hold off reality in 2017?
Dec 21, 2016
Obama’s last climate play: US, Canada agree Arctic oil ban
Over 115 million acres of Arctic will be free from oil and gas exploration under decrees by leaders of US and Canada