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.Stephen Tindale: climate campaigners should learn to be more pragmatic
COMMENT: Global warming needs urgent action – but activists should accept they can’t change the world overnight
Ontario unveils plan to link carbon market with Quebec and California
NEWS: Province chief says lack of federal climate plans prompted decision to take action, which could cover more than 75% of Canadians
France to invest two billion euros of climate-linked finance in India
NEWS: Leaders make joint pledge to ensure Paris climate summit later this year is a success, as countries deepen clean energy ties
Canadian glaciers could start to disappear by 2040 – scientists
NEWS: Climate change could cause many glaciers in western Canada to start to disappear by mid century, affecting people and places that depend on their water
Hillary Clinton to make climate ‘top of agenda’ for White House run
NEWS: Presidential bid could be first in US history to make global warming key election issue, highlighting differences with Republicans
Narendra Modi: Yoga can help the fight against climate change
NEWS: Prime minister says country is committed to climate challenge but will not be pressed on carbon cuts
US carbon pollution set for 2015 drop as coal plants close
NEWS: Analysts say decline of coal and rise of wind and solar will lead to significant fall in emissions this year
How are cities in the Philippines preparing for climate change?
INTERVIEW: The mayor of Catbalogan, Philippines, tells RTCC a series of typhoons destroyed 2,500 houses in her city
100 mayors adopt ‘Seoul Declaration’ on climate change
NEWS: City leaders commit to rhetorically ambitious but vague set of principles targeting a cleaner, low carbon urban centres
Japan unlikely to target tough CO2 cuts for Paris – reports
NEWS: Sources say government is divided over strategy for long term carbon cuts, with industry and environment ministries in disagreement
NATO plans to war game solar and wind technologies
NEWS: Alliance set to test latest energy solutions in battlefield environment, in bid to avoid relying on vulnerable fuel convoys
Modi promises to compensate Indian farmers hit by extreme weather
NEWS: Prime minister announces new package to protect rural communities, as March rains ruin crops in northern states
Top development banks agree definition for climate finance
NEWS: Financial institutions with over US$ 2,100 billion in assets publish principles to guide future investments in clean energy
‘Climate change has arrived’ warns Marshall Islands foreign minister
NEWS: Second tropical storm to hit small Pacific state in a month is evidence of how humans are influencing weather patterns, says Tony de Brum
Dutch government heads to court on climate change charges
NEWS: Campaigners say they are confident of victory over state as they finally eye day in court after three year legal challenge
Prince Charles: Tropical forests hold key to addressing climate change
COMMENT: New report from Prince of Wales International Sustainability Unit highlights vulnerability of world’s rainforests
Summit of the Americas offers chance for US-Latin climate diplomacy
ANALYSIS: Trade, security and migration set to dominate key continental meet, but climate progress likely behind closed doors
India turns back clock to save water, as climate concerns mount
NEWS: Rainwater harvesting has transformed Rajasthan, and could be used to combat the effects of climate change
Brazil eyes solar as drought squeezes hydropower resources
NEWS: Drought-hit Brazil is turning to the solar energy source once dubbed a fantasy by the country’s president
Three lessons the Iran nuclear deal can teach climate negotiators
ANALYSIS: Proposed Paris deal runs to over 100 pages but to secure agreement envoys need a plan to manage the toxic politics