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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

Message in a bottle: Lessons from the launch of Ireland's deposit return recycling scheme

Recycling

Message in a bottle: Lessons from the launch of Ireland's deposit return recycling scheme

Irish consumers can now return empty drinks bottles and cans in exchange for money off their supermarket shop - yet plans for such a system in the UK have been dogged by dither, delay, and disruption

clock 01 February 2024 • 20 min read
What to expect from voluntary carbon markets in 2024

Carbon Trading

What to expect from voluntary carbon markets in 2024

The latest BusinessGreen Webinar, hosted in association with Patch, reveals how there are good reasons to think the voluntary carbon market could be at an inflection point

clock 01 February 2024 • 14 min read
Ireland rolls out deposit recycling scheme, as pressure mounts on UK to follow suit

Recycling

Ireland rolls out deposit recycling scheme, as pressure mounts on UK to follow suit

Industry-led, nationwide recycling scheme for plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans begins operating across Ireland today, offering consumers money off their supermarket shop

clock 01 February 2024 • 5 min read
'Milestone': How the first 100 carbon credit methodologies are to be assessed against Core Carbon Principles

Carbon Trading

'Milestone': How the first 100 carbon credit methodologies are to be assessed against Core Carbon Principles

Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market to unveil outcomes of first CO2 credit assessments in March

clock 31 January 2024 • 7 min read
Sunderland gigafactory secures £200m loan from UK Infrastructure Bank

Automotive

Sunderland gigafactory secures £200m loan from UK Infrastructure Bank

Electric vehicle battery factory currently being constructed by Chinese-owned AESC is expected to become operational around 2025

clock 30 January 2024 • 2 min read
Survey: Half of UK consumers expect to increase green behaviours in next five years

Energy

Survey: Half of UK consumers expect to increase green behaviours in next five years

Electric vehicles, heat pumps, and solar panels set for major boost in demand over next five years, according to Opinium Research

clock 29 January 2024 • 4 min read
Global Briefing: President Biden pauses US gas export permits

Politics

Global Briefing: President Biden pauses US gas export permits

Environmentalists celebrate as White House suspends licensing of new LNG exports, European green steel plans advance, and Abu Dhabi ramps up clean tech investment

clock 26 January 2024 • 9 min read
Survey suggests key environmental terms poorly understood by UK public

Marketing

Survey suggests key environmental terms poorly understood by UK public

Survey of 1,000 consumers points to language barrier between businesses and consumers around terms such as 'net zero', 'green', and 'sustainability'

clock 26 January 2024 • 3 min read
Govia Thameslink Railway plots diesel train phase-out on journey to net zero

Rail

Govia Thameslink Railway plots diesel train phase-out on journey to net zero

UK's largest train operator maps out route to net zero, including plans to phase out diesel trains and set science-based emissions targets

clock 25 January 2024 • 3 min read
Electric vehicles: UK battery car and van production surges 48 per cent in 2023

Automotive

Electric vehicles: UK battery car and van production surges 48 per cent in 2023

SMMT figures show UK battery, plug-in, and hybrid vehicle manufacturing accounted for almost two-fifths of all car and van production last year

clock 25 January 2024 • 3 min read
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