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Tracking international climate diplomacy since 2010 - sign up to monthly / COP briefings here: tinyurl.com/48drcph2

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@ed-king.bsky.social described this piece reflecting on New York Climate Week as 'melancholy', and he's not wrong. It's still an essential read, though. www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4536...
businessgreen.com
UN General Assembly 2026: Don't mention the climate
Antonio Guterres' final term as UN Secretary General is drawing to a close and we are unlikely to see such a strong and passionate advocate for climate action succeed him, writes GSCC's Ed King
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Solid heat pump messaging on @Reddit
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An orange glow forms a backdrop for the #climate summit that's just kicked off at UN HQ in New York. Freudian. Unclear how many countries are lined up but venue is packed. Guterres: this is the last generation who can avert catastrophe.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#Climate Diplomacy Brief special: #UNGA81 *Will Guterres' last climate dance deliver? *Do the #COP31 hosts have a plan? *Will geoengineering dominate climate week? *Why all the garbage trucks? climatediplobrief.su...
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Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: How did the summer heatwaves and wildfires change attitudes to climate and Net Zero, if at all? A short thread on analysis of tracker polling now summer is winding down. 🧵 (for @persuasionuk.bsky.social with @yougov.co.uk)
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Quite a read from a former senior Indian #climate envoy Ajay Mathur... if India fails to support Nepal post glacier disaster it risks 'ceding strategic space to Beijing' www.carboncopy.info/...
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 04/09/2026
It's rare to see a mainstream news broadcaster explicitly referencing loss-and-damage finance, climate justice and big-emitter responsibility in its reporting. So this moment on the BBC's News at Ten really caught my attention. Report by @azadehmoshiri.bsky.social in Nepal
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Nepal foreign minister says he wants 'China, the United States and India' to cough up for $$$ billions of damage post Himalayan tragedy... adds 'we will be raising this issue with absolute firmness and clarity at every upcoming international forum'
straitstimes.com
Nepal sends climate bill to China, US and India after deadly floods
Nepal demands climate compensation from major emitters after deadly floods, urging international justice and urgent relief ahead of the UN climate summit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
'As climate-related disruptions become more frequent and visible, they risk adding broader social and economic pressures, creating another challenge to the stability and governance objectives central to Xi Jinping’s leadership.' Via Asia Society
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How do the world's governments think we can limit global warming to the agreed 1.5C threshhold? I read their latest submissions to the UN #climate agency so you don't have to... it's a *mixed bag* of some good ideas / some chaff / some garbage... climatediplobrief.su...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Curious to see Iran linked to hacking a UK gas power plant - one imagines if it had been solar / wind it would have sparked all kinds of hoo hah from the usual suspects...
bbc.co.uk
Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say
The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Oxfordshire, August 2026. Golden brown.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Many calling for the UK to 'just adapt' to #climate realities... this is the Thomas Tuchel final 25 mins England v Argentina strategy. We can sit back, allow impacts to grow, bring on some tall blokes. But it will just get worse. It will bite you on the ass. It will hurt.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Do the math. Most US states with above-average wind & solar penetration have below-average power prices (via ZCA) zerocarbon-analytics...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Never mind, we'll always have the sparkling wine www.spglobal.com/rat...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Electric car sales expected to reach 29% of total car sales worldwide in 2026... just look at the rise since 2020. Pretty remarkable. Via @IEA www.iea.org/reports/...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
'At current growth rates, solar could plausibly overtake coal as India's largest single source of installed capacity within a decade' www.reuters.com/comm...
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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Solar + storage have saved the Texas grid this summer: insideclimatenews.org/news/2207202...
insideclimatenews.org
Texas’ Grid Operator Prepares for More Demand Than Ever This Week - Inside Climate News
Amid triple-digit temperatures, solar and storage have created far more breathing room than in the last stretch of record energy demand.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Curious take this. Apparently fire is the 'single-most important method of preventing wildfires'. Not anything else. Who knew?
dailymail.com
Eco-dogma is blamed for turning Britain into a tinderbox
With temperatures forecast to hit 38C today, campaigners say the Government has ignored warnings that its policies have turned swathes of countryside into tinderboxes.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Cost of 2026 European wildfires approx $18-22bn says AccuWeather. It warns we can expect additional losses 'from disruptions to transportation, electricity service, manufacturing, agriculture, and food processing.'
accuweather.com
Record-Challenging European Wildfires Cause an Estimated €15.6-€19.1 Billion ($18-22 Billion) in Total Damage and Economic Loss, AccuWeather Experts Say
Record-Challenging European Wildfires Cause an Estimated €15.6-€19.1 Billion ($18-22 Billion) in Total Damage and Economic Loss, AccuWeather Experts Say
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Net bloody zero
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Odd to read of The Green Party of England & Wales blocking clean energy projects in Oxfordshire (as per Oxford Clarion). Maybe time for a name change?
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hitting (and shanking) a few balls on the range this morning and overheard two old boys in the next bay... 'El Nino bad this year' 'Getting worse' 'Too hot for Spain now - we'll go in May' 'Not this hot in 1976 - I got married then' More folks care / are worried than we think.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
'The trend lines are hard to ignore. RE’s share of India’s electricity mix has moved from single digits to a steady 35-40% within a few years' shreyajai.substack.c...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Turkey is [oddly?] advertising the #COP31 summit during UEFA @ChampionsLeague qualifiers... evidently betting on the immense #climate ambition at the @FIFAWorldCup...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
How a key #climate bank found an extra $4bn to finance new projects... potential lessons for other MDBs here... www.linkedin.com/pul...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
'Australia’s #climate double game is a betrayal of the Pacific' - searing critique of Canberra's #COP31 plans (or lack of them) from @BillHareClimate backchannel1.substac...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Blimey - even Trump is now telling Carney he needs to be better on #climate... www.reuters.com/busi...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Nuts, via @UNCTAD 'average tariffs on goods related to renewable energy production are roughly twice as high as those for fossil fuels. Average tariffs on these goods range from approximately 2.5 per cent in Asia and Oceania to 7.1 per cent in Africa' unfccc.int/sites/def...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New York choking from wildfires, 1-in-4 games played under dangerous heat conditions, 27 exceeded 28C WBGT, crazy GHG emissions from zillions of flights... this was the #climate crisis ⚽ 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 World Cup in all but name... sponsored by 🇸🇦 ARAMCO
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Woke Sainsbury’s fridges, I guess?
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Total mystery why US gasoline prices have spiked (chart via JKempEnergy)
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Quite a stat - 75% of Indian citizens polled by IPsos are confident the country 'can meet all of our future electricity demand by investing more in renewable energy alone' resources.ipsos.com/...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Local Primary school in Oxfordshire issued a plea to parents yesterday for fans 'for use in classrooms and shared areas during the day' - a lot of UK schools at +30C are not happy places to be right now.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 09/07/2026
Trains last 30 years, as do lots of other things. Either we invest now, or we will get burned. www.ft.com/content/b9ed...
ft.com
Eurostar orders trains to cope with 55C ‘Saudi’ summers
Amended contract follows heatwaves across UK and western Europe
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
First the rules of football, now methane rules...
politico.com
‘Can you help us?’: US oil execs turn to Trump to topple Europe's climate rules - POLITICO
An inside look at how a climate regulation became a battleground between the U.S. and Europe.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Just a story about wildfires impacting one of the world's top sporting events in @BBCSport. A line explaining that these are more likely due to #climate would prob not go amiss.
bbc.co.uk
Tour de France 2026: Fans urged not to attend end of third stage because of wildfires
Tour de France fans are urged not to attend the end of the third stage because of wildfires in the south of France.
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In years to come, pub quiz masters will ask who the player was in Mexico who got a yellow card and then broke his arm in a game he didn’t actually play in...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Oddly moving obit to an iceberg in @TheEconomist... (obviously it's not really about the iceberg, natch)
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
'93% of Filipinos believe that rising electricity demand makes affordable rooftop solar necessary' www.pna.gov.ph/artic...
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
*slow clap*
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Really helpful this... where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on #climate change?
carbonbrief.org
Q&A: Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change? - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief looks at the UN secretary general candidates’ views on climate change.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 02/07/2026
RENEWABLES: They're still wildly popular with the British public, not that you'd realise from news coverage * Only 4% are opposed Even for wind/solar farms in your local area, opposition is very low * 74/68% would either be happy to have a local solar/wind farm, or don't care
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Who's saying what on fossil fuel roadmaps pre #COP31. We read the UN submissions (yes, v exciting) so you don't have to... that & more on #COP31 and @WorldBankGroup bending the knee to President Trump... climatediplobrief.su...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I think I might pay a little more attention to the 'reform the Bretton Woods institutions' crew from now on...
ft.com
World Bank drops climate finance target under US pressure
Donor and client nations lobbied against concession to Trump administration’s ‘voodoo science’
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Russia submission to UN: 'a rapid transition away from fossil fuels could heighten energy insecurity, deepen energy poverty, and lead to substantial job losses' - remarkably similar to some Reform / Conservative attack lines in UK... unfccc.int/sites/def...
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"From 1875 to 1878, concurrent droughts in Asia, Brazil, and Africa, referred to as the Great Drought, caused widespread crop failures, catalyzing the Global Famine, which had fatalities exceeding 50 million people and long-lasting societal consequences." journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Top UK life hack: never get a X-country train in a heatwave. Unless you want to sweat down your body weight...
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Western countries are worried about meeting rising power demand. Meanwhile, China is adding a Germany's worth each year... "China expects annual increase in power demand of 600 TWh in the next five years -- more than Germany produces in a year. That compares to 570 TWh over the past five years."
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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Trains into Paddington having to be 'talked through' a signal failiure meaning they're now all crawling into London. Might be extreme heat, might not be. We were already going slow because of hot rails... at 930am! Our reslience to extreme heat ain't great. Still, blame net zero.
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