Ed KingExxon’s climate play: how big oil plans to wow COP28On 15 November at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in California, Exxon CEO Darren Woods made a speech outlining his longer…7 min read·Nov 27, 2023----
Ed KingFive possible landing zones for COP28…Since the 2015 Paris Agreement countries have collectively faced a series of crises, each one more intractable than the last. Pandemics…5 min read·Mar 13, 2023----
Ed KingWhere does the Ukraine crisis leave climate diplomacy in 2022?UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is a worried man.5 min read·Mar 29, 2022----
Ed KingWhy it's time for sport to stop taking climate for a rideWelcome to 2022, the year of a Winter Olympics on artificial snow, and a football World Cup in air-conditioned stadia.5 min read·Jan 28, 2022--1--1
Ed KingCOP26: is it time to bust the climate dopers?Rising emissions, extreme weather impacts and the poor response from major emitters dominates coverage ahead of the COP26 UN climate…5 min read·Oct 21, 2021--1--1
Ed KingCOP26: time for G7 leaders to front up on climate financeCan rich nations meet the $100 billion climate finance target and keep COP26 on track?4 min read·Jul 9, 2021----
Ed KingCOP26: 3 targets for the Glasgow UN climate change summitSlowly but surely the nuts and bolts of a COP26 deal appear to be emerging.8 min read·May 20, 2021----
Ed KingMaking climate a UK foreign policy priority is a start: delivering it will be tough“I’m gutted we didn’t make it.” Those were the words of then UK deputy prime minister John Prescott in 2000 after a failed round of UN…5 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
Ed KingDid the Paris climate deal deliver?It's five years since the Paris Agreement was gaveled through… but was it any good? It’s a tricky question. Based on emissions…4 min read·Dec 10, 2020----
Ed KingDeveloping country climate plans deserve our respectLast month Jamaica submitted a new climate plan to the UN, but it garnered little coverage.6 min read·Aug 5, 2020----