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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 five UN climate summits in Bon, Madrid, Glasgow, Sharm El Sheikh and the upcoming COP28 summit in the UAE.

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

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Articles by Michael Holder

'Legal right to nature': Expanding green space key to 'levelling up' UK, government told

Policy

'Legal right to nature': Expanding green space key to 'levelling up' UK, government told

Over 60 green groups and professional bodies argue that 'legal right to nature’ should be placed at centre of government’s levelling up agenda

clock 21 February 2022 • 4 min read
Research: 24GW of long duration energy storage needed for net zero UK grid

Infrastructure

Research: 24GW of long duration energy storage needed for net zero UK grid

Market reforms are needed to stimulate investment in projects capable of storing electricity for four hours or longer, according to Aurora Energy Research

clock 21 February 2022 • 5 min read
Why high energy costs for UK manufacturing pose major threat to net zero

Supply chain

Why high energy costs for UK manufacturing pose major threat to net zero

Lack of policy support to incentivise green heating for large businesses is putting UK jobs and economy at risk, research suggests

clock 18 February 2022 • 7 min read
Paul Polman wants your company to make these three shifts

Management

Paul Polman wants your company to make these three shifts

'We should not compete on the future of humanity' - here's how the former Unilever CEO views progress toward a net positive, regenerative future

clock 18 February 2022 • 5 min read
Salesforce to make 'sustainability' a core value

Management

Salesforce to make 'sustainability' a core value

By making the concept of sustainability part of its core values, Salesforce hopes to further operationalise its climate action, both internally and externally.

clock 18 February 2022 • 5 min read
Study: Efficient heat pumps 'can be cheaper than gas boilers' for UK households

Energy

Study: Efficient heat pumps 'can be cheaper than gas boilers' for UK households

With gas bills surging thanks to volatile global fossil fuel markets, research shows electric powered heat pumps could save homes up to £260 on average

clock 17 February 2022 • 4 min read
Capacity market: Battery storage and DSR tapped for back-up grid power next winter

Energy

Capacity market: Battery storage and DSR tapped for back-up grid power next winter

Auction for 5GW of back-up power next winter sees record high prices with gas plants hoovering up contracts for lion’s share of capacity

clock 16 February 2022 • 3 min read
'Incompatible': Climate targets render billions of barrels of North Sea oil 'unextractable', analysis claims

Energy

'Incompatible': Climate targets render billions of barrels of North Sea oil 'unextractable', analysis claims

Fresh analysis from UCL argues oil and gas extraction from the North Sea would have to fall year on year in order to align with 1.5C, but the government remains steadfast in support for the sector

clock 16 February 2022 • 6 min read
Rolls-Royce eyes first battery planes from 2025 as it inks private e-jet deal

Aviation

Rolls-Royce eyes first battery planes from 2025 as it inks private e-jet deal

Engineering giant expects first commercial use of small aircraft powered by its battery systems to take off within three to five years

clock 16 February 2022 • 4 min read
Carbonplace: UBS, Standard Chartered, and BNP Paribas join CO2 offset trading platform

Carbon Trading

Carbonplace: UBS, Standard Chartered, and BNP Paribas join CO2 offset trading platform

Seven multinational banks join drive to develop platform they claim will help to facilitate trade of high integrity carbon credits

clock 15 February 2022 • 3 min read
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