Ed King
@ed-king.bsky.social
Tracking international climate diplomacy since 2010 - sign up to monthly / COP briefings here: https://tinyurl.com/48drcph2
Unclear if US has left UEFA yet...
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Unclear if US has left UEFA yet...
Reposted by Ed King
"No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country"
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US oil groups warn they will need guarantees to invest in Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets
as.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
"No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country"
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Slap in the face from Trump to Modi / India - quitting the International Solar Alliance. Feels a needlessly rude slight...
Trump withdraws US from 66 international organizations
Many of the organizations are UN-affiliated agencies and panels focused on climate, labor, migration and social policy. The US State Department said the agencies work on agendas contrary to US interests.
www.dw.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Slap in the face from Trump to Modi / India - quitting the International Solar Alliance. Feels a needlessly rude slight...
-4C in Oxfordshire last night. Bloody heat pump was still working. 20C inside.
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
-4C in Oxfordshire last night. Bloody heat pump was still working. 20C inside.
'Global coal use has hit a ceiling and is set to begin a slow decline over the next five years as renewables and liquefied natural gas gain ground' - @IEA via Bloomberg @business
January 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
'Global coal use has hit a ceiling and is set to begin a slow decline over the next five years as renewables and liquefied natural gas gain ground' - @IEA via Bloomberg @business
EVs: still rising, albeit slower
'China’s passenger EV sales, including plug-in hybrids and extended-range hybrids, are expected to have reached 15.6 million in 2025, a 27% increase on the previous year, according to Bloomberg Intelligence'
via @business
'China’s passenger EV sales, including plug-in hybrids and extended-range hybrids, are expected to have reached 15.6 million in 2025, a 27% increase on the previous year, according to Bloomberg Intelligence'
via @business
January 6, 2026 at 11:14 AM
EVs: still rising, albeit slower
'China’s passenger EV sales, including plug-in hybrids and extended-range hybrids, are expected to have reached 15.6 million in 2025, a 27% increase on the previous year, according to Bloomberg Intelligence'
via @business
'China’s passenger EV sales, including plug-in hybrids and extended-range hybrids, are expected to have reached 15.6 million in 2025, a 27% increase on the previous year, according to Bloomberg Intelligence'
via @business
Trump hints US also wants to 'help' Cuba too now Venezuela has been sorted.
Rubio: 'if I was in the government in Havana I'd be concerned'
Rubio: 'if I was in the government in Havana I'd be concerned'
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Trump hints US also wants to 'help' Cuba too now Venezuela has been sorted.
Rubio: 'if I was in the government in Havana I'd be concerned'
Rubio: 'if I was in the government in Havana I'd be concerned'
'Oil is very dangerous... it's dangerous to take out of the ground... it can kill a lot of people' - President Donald J Trump on the money
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
'Oil is very dangerous... it's dangerous to take out of the ground... it can kill a lot of people' - President Donald J Trump on the money
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“Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!”
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
zeteo.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!”
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
'Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, last month raised the prospect that change in Venezuela, along with a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, could boost oil supplies and drive down prices to benefit US consumers'
What could change in Venezuela mean for oil production? | Wood Mackenzie
Explore how shifting US policy toward Venezuela, OPEC+ capacity audits, rising US gas prices, and surging data-centre demand are reshaping global oil, gas and power markets, with expert insight from Wood Mackenzie on supply, sanctions, investment and geopolitical risk.
www.woodmac.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM
'Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, last month raised the prospect that change in Venezuela, along with a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, could boost oil supplies and drive down prices to benefit US consumers'
Pls don't call fossil fuels 'fossil fuels' + def don't say they are from dino bones. A real oped from head of OPEC. Feliz Navidad. www.opec.org/sgcorner-det...
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Does the ‘fossil fuel’ label require a rethink?
www.opec.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Pls don't call fossil fuels 'fossil fuels' + def don't say they are from dino bones. A real oped from head of OPEC. Feliz Navidad. www.opec.org/sgcorner-det...
Odd and not a little unsettling to see so many avowed British 'patriots' celebrating Trump suing BBC for billions + US putting tech deal on ice to compel London to cut digital tax / food standards... maybe trashing the UK is part of a wider plan.
December 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Odd and not a little unsettling to see so many avowed British 'patriots' celebrating Trump suing BBC for billions + US putting tech deal on ice to compel London to cut digital tax / food standards... maybe trashing the UK is part of a wider plan.
EU move to relax car emission rules will be seen in short term as a win for car companies... in long term going slow on the future - electrification - could accelerate their decline in 2030s...
EU to Abandon Combustion Engine Ban in Win For Carmakers
The European Union is set to propose softening emissions rules for new cars, scrapping an effective ban on combustion engines following months of pressure from the automotive industry.
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
EU move to relax car emission rules will be seen in short term as a win for car companies... in long term going slow on the future - electrification - could accelerate their decline in 2030s...
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My latest on substack -- the future is already here for militaries across south and southeast Asia. Unprecedented deployments in the face of climate-driven extreme weather...(1/x)
While Diplomats Debated in Belém, Asia's Armies Waded Through Floodwaters
Across Asia, militaries are being mobilized at scale to respond to climate-driven disasters — a preview of what national security will look like in a warming world
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My latest on substack -- the future is already here for militaries across south and southeast Asia. Unprecedented deployments in the face of climate-driven extreme weather...(1/x)
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Fossil-fuel extraction massively outweighs critical mineral mining needs (quite literally)
– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
1/2
– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
1/2
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Fossil-fuel extraction massively outweighs critical mineral mining needs (quite literally)
– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
1/2
– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
1/2
GCC oil breakeven prices... one to watch as the 2026 oil / gas glut develops
www.efginternational....
www.efginternational....
December 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
GCC oil breakeven prices... one to watch as the 2026 oil / gas glut develops
www.efginternational....
www.efginternational....
'Fifa accused of breaching own rules with Trump award'
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Gianni Infantino: Fifa president accused of breaking rules after giving Donald Trump peace prize
Gianni Infantino is accused of breaking Fifa rules by a campaign group after giving United States President Donald Trump a peace prize.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
'Fifa accused of breaching own rules with Trump award'
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Brazil govt has 60 days to work out a plan for a 'roadmap' off fossil fuels
Ask is for 'guidelines for the development of a roadmap for a just and planned energy transition, with a view to gradually reducing the country's dependence on fossil fuels'
Ask is for 'guidelines for the development of a roadmap for a just and planned energy transition, with a view to gradually reducing the country's dependence on fossil fuels'
DESPACHO DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA - DESPACHO DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA - DOU - Imprensa Nacional
DESPACHO DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA
https://in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/despacho-do-presidente-da-republica-673667496
Voltar
.... O Diário Oficial da União (DOU) é um dos veículos de comunicação pelo qual a Imprensa Nacional tem de tornar público todo e qualquer assunto acerca do âmbito federal.
in.gov.br
December 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Brazil govt has 60 days to work out a plan for a 'roadmap' off fossil fuels
Ask is for 'guidelines for the development of a roadmap for a just and planned energy transition, with a view to gradually reducing the country's dependence on fossil fuels'
Ask is for 'guidelines for the development of a roadmap for a just and planned energy transition, with a view to gradually reducing the country's dependence on fossil fuels'
Searched for #climate in the new US security 'strategy'
--> We reject the disastrous “climate change” and “Net Zero” ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States
www.whitehouse.gov/w...
--> We reject the disastrous “climate change” and “Net Zero” ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States
www.whitehouse.gov/w...
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Searched for #climate in the new US security 'strategy'
--> We reject the disastrous “climate change” and “Net Zero” ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States
www.whitehouse.gov/w...
--> We reject the disastrous “climate change” and “Net Zero” ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States
www.whitehouse.gov/w...
UK energy bills rising to fund £28bn investment in the UK's energy network... £17.8bn of which is to repair the gas network!
Energy grid investment of £28bn to push up household bills
Ofgem says the investment will help lower reliance on imported gas and make wholesale energy cheaper.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
UK energy bills rising to fund £28bn investment in the UK's energy network... £17.8bn of which is to repair the gas network!
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Reposted by Ed King
Why UK farmers don’t agree with Reform UK’s climate-science denial.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Why UK farmers don’t agree with Reform UK’s climate-science denial.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'India’s #climate diplomacy is no longer just about emissions targets but shaping the geopolitics of decarbonisation in a fractious world'
Useful insights here
www.isas.nus.edu.sg/...
Useful insights here
www.isas.nus.edu.sg/...
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
'India’s #climate diplomacy is no longer just about emissions targets but shaping the geopolitics of decarbonisation in a fractious world'
Useful insights here
www.isas.nus.edu.sg/...
Useful insights here
www.isas.nus.edu.sg/...
Climate Diplomacy Briefing - December 2025
Bad maths, bad impacts, big oil: What’s next post #COP30?
climatediplobrief.su...
Bad maths, bad impacts, big oil: What’s next post #COP30?
climatediplobrief.su...
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Climate Diplomacy Briefing - December 2025
Bad maths, bad impacts, big oil: What’s next post #COP30?
climatediplobrief.su...
Bad maths, bad impacts, big oil: What’s next post #COP30?
climatediplobrief.su...
'Sports will change forever as the planet gets too hot' - grim reading here via @Telegraph
Sports will change forever as the planet gets too hot
Calendar may need to be ripped up for major rescheduling of some of world’s biggest tournaments
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
'Sports will change forever as the planet gets too hot' - grim reading here via @Telegraph