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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

Policy

No country compliant with Paris Agreement climate goals, analysis warns

Annual Climate Change Performance Index points to mixed progress among world's 58 highest emitters

clock 07 December 2020 • 4 min read

Rail

Green groups slam £1bn cut to UK rail infrastructure budget

Government confirms plans to cut rail enhancement budget by over £1bn, drawing critical comparison to £27bn roads spending

clock 04 December 2020 • 3 min read

Venture Capital

WSP swoops for rival environmental consultancy Golder in $1.1bn deal

Major acquisition aims to create 'leading global environmental consultancy' to capitalise on 'rapidly growing ESG trends'

clock 04 December 2020 • 1 min read

Politics

'We are taking the lead': Boris Johnson significantly strengthens UK's 2030 carbon target

Prime Minister announces new target to cut emissions 68 per cent against 1990 levels by 2030, confirming a major tightening of carbon goals as part of UK's pre-COP26 submission to the Paris Agreement

clock 03 December 2020 • 8 min read

Policy

UK climate advisers urge PM to approve 'bold as possible' 2030 target

Climate Change Committee recommends UK set target to cut emissions by 'at least' 68 per cent from 1990 levels over next decade

clock 03 December 2020 • 6 min read

Politics

Reports: Boris Johnson mulls more stretching 2030 climate target for UK

Prime Minister considering raising current 2030 target to cut emissions by 69 per cent from 1990 levels in new Paris Agreement plan

clock 02 December 2020 • 3 min read

Climate change

'Unusually positive news': Does 2020 mark a turning point for delivering on the Paris Agreement goals?

The 'domino effect' of net zero pledges from world leaders in recent months could prove hugely impactful on global warming trajectories, a new analysis suggests, but is its optimistic outlook justified?

clock 02 December 2020 • 12 min read

Science

'Turning point': Global climate pledges could put world on 2.1C warming pathway, analysis suggests

Paris Agreement climate goals now 'within reach' thanks to US, China, Japan, and South Korea joining net zero club, Climate Action Tracker estimates

clock 01 December 2020 • 4 min read

Politics

Scottish Government promises 'indicative' Paris Agreement climate plan

Scotland to set out individual nationally-determined contribution to the Paris Agreement ahead of COP26 in Glasgow next year

clock 01 December 2020 • 3 min read

Politics

Government urged to make UK tree planting target legally-binding

Enshrining goal to plant 30,000 trees each year by 2025 in law could help catalyse wider action on woodland, petition argues

clock 01 December 2020 • 4 min read
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