Ed King
@edking_I
Tracking international climate diplomacy since 2010 - sign up to monthly / COP briefings here: https://tinyurl.com/28u7etn3 | Also @sportandclimate
Dead chuffed to announce the launch of @backchannelnews - a @substack platform for commentary, intelligence, and analysis on international #climate diplomacy, geopolitics, and the energy transition. backchannel1.substack.com/p/introduction

Guterres: 'This is a victory for our planet, for climate justice, and for the power of young people to make a difference.'
I welcome that the @CIJ_ICJ has issued its historic advisory opinion. They made clear that all States are obligated under international law to protect the global climate system - @antonioguterres’ message on the Advisory Opinion of the @CIJ_ICJ: 👇 un.org/sg/en/content/…
READ HERE: The summary of the #ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. go.icj-cij.org/4kYgfKy
It is incredibly frustrating to vested interests in oil & gas demand that this is happening, but it is & no level of trash talking will change it. All that matters is its Chinese state energy policy & implementation will only be ramping up from here no matter what US/Saudis want.
EVs are poised to outsell gas-guzzlers in China for the first time this year, driven by cheap models, faster charging and the growing popularity of plug-in hybrids bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
4 steps to fix South Korea's energy security crisis - decent read this by Professor Hong Jong Ho backchannel1.substack.com/p/fixing-south…
'In 2024, 91% of renewable power projects that were commissioned were more cost effective than any new fossil-fuel alternatives' carbonbrief.org/un-five-reason…
Cricket & the #IPL has a #climate problem... 'Nearly 50% of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 2025 matches were played in conditions of “Extreme Caution” or “Danger” on the Heat Index ' forbes.com/sites/vitascar…
AFP Journalists’ Association on reporters in Gaza: ‘Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can remember seeing a colleague die of hunger. We refuse to see them die’
View from Brazil on US biz / CEOs #climate vibes 'This time, there is no indication that "We're Still In" will happen again: on the contrary, American business has overwhelmingly embraced the Republican agenda, from big tech to banks' piaui.folha.uol.com.br/cop30-andre-co…
'We’ve got more wars than we’ve had. We’ve got more grade-four famines. It’s a very, very complicated world' UK #climate envoy Rachel Kyte w/ @carbonbrief i/v on #COP30, climate $$$, 1.5C and wider politics of energy transition carbonbrief.org/the-carbon-bri…
'A growing media empire gives him unusual influence' - useful deep dive into fast-growing right wing media space in UK, much of which is deeply hostile to tackling #climate the-londoner.co.uk/250k-salaries-…
'Despite some restructuring, Germany’s long-term climate goals remain broadly unchanged.' Useful backgrounder on German #climate policy / politics under Merz dialogue.earth/en/climate/ger…
Pakistan is undergoing a massive solar boom. "Pakistan wasn’t expecting to do this for at least 10 or 20 years," says analyst Muhammad Mustafa Amjad. "It was always supposed to be the U.S. and China first." Read more: bit.ly/3IlDK2r
'There is no such thing as clean or dirty energy' writes US energy secretary Chris Wright. A man who hasn't spent much time near coal plants. economist.com/by-invitation/…
Lawmakers must face facts, not fantasies - #COP26 CEO + former head of strategy @FCDOGovUK Peter Hill warns hard choices on climate are 'stacking up' backchannel1.substack.com/p/decision-mak…

Even without translation + just watching body language this gives you a sense of the wild politics / attacks on Marina Silva in Brazil...
Marina Silva é ofendida por parlamentares, tem microfone cortado e se retira de sessão no Senado. Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/3Z4VQv9 #JN
Riyadh 'accelerates its push into renewables' with $8.3bn / 15 gigawatts of solar and wind farm push ft.com/content/4bb56e…
Maybe get the first lady on climate next...
Donald Trump: I speak to Putin a lot about getting this done, and I always hang up and say, "That was a nice phone call." I go home and tell the First Lady, "I spoke with Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation." She says, "Oh, really? Another city was just bombed."