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Michael Holder

Michael Holder

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

Michael has been covering environmental topics as an NCTJ-qualified journalist for over 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 six UN climate summits in Bonn, Madrid, Glasgow, Sharm El Sheikh, the UAE, and Azerbaijan.

As well as chairing panels and webinars, Michael has frequently appeared on TV and radio as a commentator on environmental and climate issues.

Michael posts on BlueSky @michaelholder.bsky.social, and can also be found on LinkedIn.

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Articles by Michael Holder

'A matter of urgency': CCC slams past policy failures as it calls for bold action to hit climate goals

Climate change

'A matter of urgency': CCC slams past policy failures as it calls for bold action to hit climate goals

Climate Change Committee's annual progress report criticises dearth of climate leadership over past year, as it urges new government to redouble decarbonisation efforts

clock 18 July 2024 • 13 min read
Report: UK's muddled web of carbon accounting 'not fit for a net zero future'

Carbon Accounting

Report: UK's muddled web of carbon accounting 'not fit for a net zero future'

Energy Systems Catapult warns disjointed, inconsistent, and complex regulatory landscape risks hampering decision making and fuelling greenwashing

clock 16 July 2024 • 4 min read
Welcome to the era of the 'polycrisis': How profound and interlocking global threats require a fresh approach to risk management

Climate change

Welcome to the era of the 'polycrisis': How profound and interlocking global threats require a fresh approach to risk management

A major new UN report explores how the world can avoid repeating past mistakes that have led to overlapping, accelerating, and all encompassing threats such as climate change, nature loss, and AI

clock 16 July 2024 • 9 min read
National Grid ESO: 'Decisive action' needed in next two years to enable net zero energy system

Energy

National Grid ESO: 'Decisive action' needed in next two years to enable net zero energy system

Grid operator sets out future pathways for delivering a net zero energy system in UK, as it warns slow progress has eaten into headroom for meeting carbon targets in the 2030s

clock 15 July 2024 • 6 min read
'Timely decision making': Government green lights 1.3GW of new solar farms

Solar

'Timely decision making': Government green lights 1.3GW of new solar farms

Three major solar projects in east England receive development consent orders from Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, as Labour prepares plans for revamped solar strategy

clock 15 July 2024 • 6 min read
IRENA: Record global renewables growth still not enough to meet 2030 goals

Energy

IRENA: Record global renewables growth still not enough to meet 2030 goals

Renewable electricity capacity continues to grow at a record pace, yet the world remains off track to meet global clean power and climate goals for 2030

clock 12 July 2024 • 4 min read
Research: Three million heat pumps need fitting in next five years to meet UK climate goals

Infrastructure

Research: Three million heat pumps need fitting in next five years to meet UK climate goals

Experts call for new approach and delivery body to rapidly accelerate rollout of heat pumps backed by quick decisions on hydrogen heating and energy efficiency support

clock 11 July 2024 • 5 min read
'A no brainer': Pressure mounts on government to boost offshore wind auction budget

Wind

'A no brainer': Pressure mounts on government to boost offshore wind auction budget

DESNZ says it will 'carefully consider' whether to increase current £800m CfD budget, as industry warns 2030 clean power targets are at risk

clock 11 July 2024 • 6 min read
Clean power by 2030: What has to happen next to deliver on Labour's ambitious target?

Energy

Clean power by 2030: What has to happen next to deliver on Labour's ambitious target?

The new Labour government faces a daunting task to decarbonise the electricity system and accelerate green growth this decade - but there are plenty of policy levers at its disposal that would help

clock 10 July 2024 • 17 min read
Amazon powered entire global operations with clean power contracts in 2023

Energy

Amazon powered entire global operations with clean power contracts in 2023

US tech and retail giant matched electricity needs with power supply deals covering more than 500 wind and solar plants, hitting target seven years ahead of schedule

clock 10 July 2024 • 5 min read
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