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.
Oil majors to release climate plans on 16 October, says Total chief
NEWS: Industry must take offensive with carbon cutting plans to avoid portrayal as “devils”, CEO tells top executives at London conference
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BBC apologises for radio show that mocked climate science
NEWS: Half-hour programme did not make clear climate sceptics were a “minority voice”, UK broadcaster admits, in “an unfortunate lapse” of editorial policy
Germany offers India €2 billion in solar, clean energy funds
NEWS: Leaders Modi and Merkel agree renewables finance package and to cooperate on plans for global climate deal in Paris
Brazil pledges emissions cuts, UK increases climate finance
NEWS: Announcements underline slow but steady progress in moves to finalise global climate pact in Paris this December
Podcast: What has happened to the UK’s energy policy?
Ed King, Business Green’s James Murray and Nick Molho from the Aldersgate Group discuss the state of low carbon planning in the UK
UN General Assembly offers ‘last chance’ for climate leadership
COMMENT: Maldives minister urges leaders in New York to back tough Paris climate deal and protect small islands
China makes ‘watershed’ $3.1 billion climate finance offer
NEWS: Beijing offers billions to help developing countries, promises to scale back carbon intensive investments
Weekly wrap: UN debates SDGs, climate plans flood in, Pope goes to DC
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$60bn by 2016: Rich urged to ramp up climate finance flows
NEWS: Finance, loss and damage dominates recent ministerial meeting aimed at developing pathway towards global agreement in December
VW scam shows business climate spin deserves closer scrutiny
NEWS: New carbon cutting targets from multinationals are welcome, but VW scandal demonstrates need for scepticism
US, China outline ‘common vision’ for UN climate deal
NEWS: Superpowers closer on mutual plans for Paris deal, China to contribute climate finance and open carbon market in 2017
Pope Francis warns US Congress on climate threat
Updates as leader of Catholic church addresses top US lawmakers and warns of need to address poverty, global warming
India delays climate plan release till October 1
NEWS: Pledge to ensure 40% of energy comes from non fossil fuels to headline impending plan from Delhi
Six climate nuggets from Obama’s Rolling Stone interview
NEWS: US president confident Paris will see climate deal, thinks pace of carbon cutting will accelerate once structure is in place
What’s with Shell’s new Energy Transitions Commission?
NEWS: Oil major to launch new low carbon programme with BHP Billiton, Statoil and some solar firms in bid to green image
Hillary Clinton: I oppose Keystone XL pipeline
GUARDIAN: Presidential candidate says the controversial project is a ‘distraction’ and not in the best interests of climate fight
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‘Inconceivable’ Paris won’t deliver climate pact, says UNEP chief
INTERVIEW: Achim Steiner tells Climate Home heads of state and Ban Ki-moon have critical roles to play in coming months
It’s Clooney v Blair as ‘climate hero’ Nasheed fights for freedom
ANALYSIS: Amal Clooney faces Cherie Blair as jailed former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed appeals his sentence