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.
Scientists accused of downplaying ‘revolution’ needed for 2C warming goal
NEWS: Rich countries must make a radical shift in consumption patterns to stay within agreed climate change limits, argues UK academic Kevin Anderson
WEBCAST: What does success in Paris look like?
Rolling coverage from a Climate Home, E3G and PwC COP21 Paris climate talks media briefing in London
Rate of Antarctic ice melt to double by 2050 – study
NEWS: Global warming and powerful winds sweeping snow off ice shelves could accelerate sea level rise, scientists find
BP, Shell, Rio Tinto offer support to Paris climate deal
NEWS: Major oil, mining and IT companies say they are behind plans for a global climate deal that includes the world’s leading economies
China aims to quadruple solar installations by 2020
NEWS: Bullish projection brings relief to panel manufacturers, while Agricultural Bank of China issues US$1 billion green bond
Climate Home Live: Judging success in Paris
Laurence Tubiana, Jairam Ramesh and Pete Ogden will explain how to read the outcome of COP21 in an exclusive webcast from 10-12 BST Thursday, 15 October
UN to quiz Saudi Arabia, Qatar over missing climate plans
NEWS: Secretary General’s advisor says his office will be on the phone to those countries yet to deliver greenhouse gas slashing proposals
Yeb Sano heads for Paris, praying for a climate miracle
NEWS: Former Philippines negotiator says world needs new economic order to overcome global warming and ensure development among the planet’s poorest
UK must cut emissions 14% higher than EU average by 2030
NEWS: Burden sharing deal means major economies have to shoulder more of the bloc’s pledge to ditch fossil fuels and invest in cleaner forms of energy
UN climate talks: Will only a global carbon price do?
ANALYSIS: Former chief UK climate science advisor says Paris talks won’t solve global warming, but an unprecedented price on pollution would
Horn of Africa droughts likely to intensify, sparking security fears
NEWS: Evidence stretching back 40,000 years shows that global warming will increase drying in a region of East Africa where drought already causes humanitarian crises
World Bank pledges $29bn green aid; Morocco hosts EU climate summit
CRIB NOTES 12-18 OCT: Development banks promise billions, top polluters head to Morocco, CO2 makes us green!
Top emitters head to Morocco to discuss Paris climate plans
NEWS: EU-convened meeting offers chance to discuss how inadequate carbon cuts can be accelerated after 2015 climate summit
Prakash Javadekar: rich countries are on a climate vacation
NEWS: India’s environment chief say he wants more pre 2020 carbon cuts from wealthy countries, and is not happy with a draft UN climate agreement
Climate vulnerable states despair of rich, launch finance plan
NEWS: V20 coalition launched in Lima this week says it will raise funds for climate adaptation projects and develop a collective insurance scheme
South East Asia coal use to triple – IEA
NEWS: Bleak analysis suggests regional leaders invest in energy efficiency and ditch lavish subsidies to limit climate damage
Can we trust Shell’s ‘Energy Transitions Commission’?
COMMENT: An industry inspired effort to muddy the waters or a real push to develop a low carbon future? The jury is out
IMF chief seeks climate breakthrough at Lima meet
ANALYSIS: Christine Lagarde calls on governments to back carbon pricing, slash fossil fuel subsidies as finance leaders gather in Peru
OECD estimates climate finance flows at $60 billion
NEWS: Report aims to build confidence in funding for poor countries ahead of Paris summit, but analysts say challenges remain
ExxonMobil boss warns against tougher climate regulations
NEWS: Global warming risks “serious” says Rex Tillerson, but innovation not regulation is answer to soaring greenhouse gas emissions