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.
Pulgar Vidal: UN on course to deliver draft climate text
NEWS: Peru’s environment minister calls on delegates to “avoid stress and anguish” and cooperate closely
UN and National Geographic atlases illustrate climate impacts
NEWS: Two new atlases show the retreat of Arctic ice and the human and economic price exacted by extreme weather
EU blames Moscow for Green Climate Fund cash freeze
NEWS: Row over board membership means European funds cannot be used in flagship low carbon finance mechanism
Three meetings, five days: global climate diplomacy push kicks off
NEWS: Leaders are heading to Paris, Berlin and Fortaleza for climate talks to lay the groundwork for a global deal
Abbott blow as Senate votes to delay carbon tax axe
NEWS: Government accused of deceiving allies as vote to cut Australia’s main climate law ends in farce
UN presents ‘shopping list’ for 2015 climate deal
NEWS: Debate over who will accept toughest carbon cuts heads to wire, as UN narrows options for Paris summit
England unprepared for future climate risks
NEWS: UK government’s climate advisors say flood defences are not being maintained, and planning laws do not factor in future risks
Australia facing ‘unprecedented rise in climate denial’
NEWS: Head of independent Climate Council Tim Flannery says politicians and the media are complicit in spreading misinformation
UN officials say there is ‘greater clarity’ over 2015 climate deal
NEWS: Countries are converging on what pledges towards a global agreement should look like, say co-chairs of talks
French Foreign Minister launches attack against fossil fuels
NEWS: Former prime minister and possible UN climate talks president Laurent Fabius says oil and gas subsides must be cut
France and India pledge to cooperate at UN climate talks
NEWS: French Foreign Minister says India will be a ‘major player’ at 2015 Paris summit, backing Modi to deliver a new approach
Pakistan faces ‘environmental cataclysm’ warn officials
NEWS: Governments in Islamabad and Delhi are not preparing for potential climate impacts, says new research
Bangladesh and climate change: time to change the narrative?
COMMENT: Rising tides threaten the country’s future, but a resilient population is thriving despite adversity, writes Saleemul Huq
India faces climate ‘isolation’ warns ex minister
NEWS: Prime Minister Modi may have to make concessions and agree emission cuts at UN talks if old alliances breaks down
Obama administration announces $4 billion US clean energy fund
NEWS: Loan guarantees aim to boost flagging renewables sectors, under pressure from cheaper fossil fuels
Warming Antarctic leaves iconic emperor penguin on brink
NEWS: Loss of Antarctic sea ice through climate change threatens the emperor penguin’s habitat say scientists
‘Minilateral’ approach could spare UN climate talks gridlock
NEWS: Negotiations among 194 countries are unlikely to succeed warn analysts, arguing for radical shake-down to avoid 2C warming
Fund managers must account for long term risks – UK Law Commission
NEWS: Environmental and social risks should be integrated into investment strategies says influential body
No country will escape climate impacts, warns Ministry of Defence
NEWS: Rising sea levels, drought and food shortages likely to increase without cut in climate warming gases
US turning red as summer temperatures soar
NEWS: New analysis by team at Climate Central illustrates how summer temperatures have been steadily rising since 1970