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Michael Holder

Deputy Editor

Michael Holder is Deputy Editor at BusinessGreen, providing news, features, analysis and videos for the site. He is particularly interested in politics, clean tech innovation, culture and behaviour change, green agriculture, and the transition away from fossil fuels.

Michael has been covering environmental topics as a journalist for a decade, initially focusing on recycling, energy from waste and air pollution, and now covering the breadth of the burgeoning net zero economy with BusinessGreen.

He has reported on the climate and biodiversity crises from around the world, on issues ranging from cocoa farming in Ghana, carbon capture and storage in Norway, and the emerging hydrogen economy in Germany, in addition to covering three UN climate summits in Bon, Madrid and most recently COP26 in Glasgow.

Michael also regularly appears on TV and radio as a commentator on environmental and climate issues

Originally from Milton Keynes, Michael is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with a degree in contemporary history from the University of Sussex.

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Articles by Michael Holder

Scottish Widows calls on asset managers to sign Stewardship Code and bolster green investment

Investment

Scottish Widows calls on asset managers to sign Stewardship Code and bolster green investment

Pensions giant calls on those managing its £190bn of savings to sign up to FRC responsible investing code by 2024

clock 04 July 2022 • 2 min read
'Inherently inefficient': Too much UK farmland used for livestock, WWF warns

Biodiversity

'Inherently inefficient': Too much UK farmland used for livestock, WWF warns

New report warns UK livestock farming is fuelling climate change, nature loss, and food insecurity

clock 01 July 2022 • 4 min read
Corporate greenwashing is undermining UK preparation for climate shocks, EA chair warns

Infrastructure

Corporate greenwashing is undermining UK preparation for climate shocks, EA chair warns

Emma Howard Boyd warns almost £650bn of planned public and private UK infrastructure investment at risk in current decade unless climate impacts are considered in planning

clock 01 July 2022 • 3 min read
IEA warns clean energy transition 'harder, riskier, and more expensive' without nuclear

Nuclear

IEA warns clean energy transition 'harder, riskier, and more expensive' without nuclear

International Energy Agency argues nuclear power can play a significant role in supporting transition to a renewables-dominated energy system worldwide

clock 30 June 2022 • 4 min read
'Frightening': US Supreme Court deals major blow to federal climate action

Policy

'Frightening': US Supreme Court deals major blow to federal climate action

Conservative majority on the Court strikes down Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate CO2 from US power plants under Clean Air Act

clock 30 June 2022 • 4 min read
Ofgem unveils £20bn green grid investment plan for local power networks

Energy

Ofgem unveils £20bn green grid investment plan for local power networks

Five-year plan aims to frontload investment in boosting grid capacity and resilience while paving way for huge influx in renewable power sources

clock 30 June 2022 • 4 min read
Car bans, carbon markets, and greener buildings: EU states find common ground on key climate issues

Policy

Car bans, carbon markets, and greener buildings: EU states find common ground on key climate issues

A 2035 ban on sales of new fossil fuel cars and vans in Europe now looks inevitable, after long talks led to EU Council agreement on a host of crucial green policies

clock 30 June 2022 • 8 min read
How the UK's net zero transition is progressing: In 10 charts

Policy

How the UK's net zero transition is progressing: In 10 charts

The Climate Change Committee's myriad charts serve to hammer home the scale of the decarbonisation challenge

clock 29 June 2022 • 9 min read
'We are worried': UK climate advisors slam 'shocking' lack of net zero delivery

Policy

'We are worried': UK climate advisors slam 'shocking' lack of net zero delivery

Government taking risky ‘high wire approach to net zero’ by failing to match ambition with delivery, CCC warns

clock 29 June 2022 • 10 min read
How the TNFD is grappling with the puzzle of nature-related financial risks

Risk

How the TNFD is grappling with the puzzle of nature-related financial risks

Businesses and investors are increasingly demanding metrics for measuring nature risk, but clear guidelines remain some way off yet

clock 28 June 2022 • 7 min read
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'We are worried': UK climate advisors slam 'shocking' lack of net zero delivery

29 June 2022 • 10 min read
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This is the future climate hawks want to see

30 June 2022 • 7 min read
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'Inherently inefficient': Too much UK farmland used for livestock, WWF warns

01 July 2022 • 4 min read
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Amazon ends use of plastic pillows in UK fulfilment centres

01 July 2022 • 2 min read
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Ofgem unveils £20bn green grid investment plan for local power networks

30 June 2022 • 4 min read
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