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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

'Polluters must pay': UN Secretary-General calls for windfall taxes on fossil fuel firms

Energy

'Polluters must pay': UN Secretary-General calls for windfall taxes on fossil fuel firms

In strongly worded address to UN General Assembly, Antonio Guterres aims latest stinging criticism at fossil fuel firms and 'their enablers' in the PR and investment industries

clock 20 September 2022 • 4 min read
MPs demand 'bold, visionary' mini-Budget to tackle climate and cost of living crises

Politics

MPs demand 'bold, visionary' mini-Budget to tackle climate and cost of living crises

EXCLUSIVE: Cross party group of MPs on the APPG for a Green New Deal urge Chancellor to invest £11.7bn in urgent rollout of green home retrofit measures

clock 20 September 2022 • 7 min read
'I don't see us slipping back': Paul Polman on COP27, the energy crisis, and why net zero is winning the argument

Management

'I don't see us slipping back': Paul Polman on COP27, the energy crisis, and why net zero is winning the argument

Former Unilever CEO and leading green business campaigner talks to BusinessGreen about the huge challenges facing corporate climate efforts

clock 20 September 2022 • 11 min read
How deeper global clean tech collaboration is needed to avoid net zero delay

Technology

How deeper global clean tech collaboration is needed to avoid net zero delay

Joint IEA, IRENA, and UN assessment of COP26 Breakthrough Agenda sets out priorities for collaborative climate action between businesses and governments

clock 20 September 2022 • 8 min read
SBTi and Mission Possible Partnership to align net zero pathways for high emitting sectors

Management

SBTi and Mission Possible Partnership to align net zero pathways for high emitting sectors

Science Based Targets initiative teams up with Mission Possible Partnership to standardise net zero pathways for high carbon industries

clock 16 September 2022 • 2 min read
UK lawyers warn unchecked climate change threatens 'end to rule of law'

Legislation

UK lawyers warn unchecked climate change threatens 'end to rule of law'

Letter from over 170 leading lawyers and Kings Counsel members argues profession should 'use their influence for good'

clock 16 September 2022 • 3 min read
'Earth is our only shareholder': Patagonia overhauls ownership to 'help fight the climate crisis'

Management

'Earth is our only shareholder': Patagonia overhauls ownership to 'help fight the climate crisis'

Multi-billion dollar outdoor apparel brand enshrines environmental values into ownership with plan to donate $100m each year towards fighting climate crisis

clock 15 September 2022 • 4 min read
'Uncharted territory of destruction': WMO warns climate impacts are worsening as emissions rise

Climate change

'Uncharted territory of destruction': WMO warns climate impacts are worsening as emissions rise

New report warns world is 'heading in wrong direction' post-pandemic resulting in a 48 per cent chance the global 1.5C temperature goal could be temporarily breached in next five years

clock 13 September 2022 • 5 min read
'Planet-positive force': How the global chemicals industry can reinvent itself as a climate solution

Supply chain

'Planet-positive force': How the global chemicals industry can reinvent itself as a climate solution

Major net zero blueprint for global chemicals sector argues transformation into 'planet-positive force' is technically feasible and would deliver huge financial and jobs benefits

clock 13 September 2022 • 8 min read
King Charles signals he will step back from 'issues for which I care so deeply'

Politics

King Charles signals he will step back from 'issues for which I care so deeply'

Former Prince of Wales has been vocal advocate for environmental causes for five decades, with patronages including WWF, the Sustainable Markets Initiative, and Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change

clock 12 September 2022 • 5 min read
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