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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

Automotive

Brexit tariffs would drive £2,800 EV price hike, auto sector warns

SMMT warns 'no-deal' Brexit would undermine UK green recovery and net zero vision by heaping costs onto electric car manufacturing

clock 23 October 2020 • 4 min read

Investment

Northern Local Government Pension Scheme targets net zero portfolio by 2050

NLGPS joins Make My Money Matter pledge to align its £46bn investment portfolio with Paris Agreement's 1.5C goal

clock 23 October 2020 • 2 min read

Technology

Net Zero Festival: What role could hydrogen play in the future economy?

VIDEO: In our final Glimpses report looking at potential net zero gamechangers, BusinessGreen looks at the potential for hydrogen use in energy, transport and home heating

clock 23 October 2020 • 1 min read

Transport

Poll: Cleaner air and time in nature spurring greener travel habits

A third of UK adults are planning to use trains more in future and one-in-five intend to fly less, YouGov survey finds

clock 23 October 2020 • 3 min read

Climate change

Met Office warns UK to prepare for more weather extremes

New projections point to record breaking heat and rainfall in the coming years posing costly challenges for health and infrastructure

clock 22 October 2020 • 3 min read

Energy

Global energy networks join forces to boost renewables rollout

Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) aims to overcome technical barriers to energy grids dominated by intermittent wind and solar

clock 22 October 2020 • 4 min read

Supply chain

UK's first vegan 'butcher' to open in London

Rudy's Vegan Butcher promises to sell wide range of plant-based cuts of fake meat both in person and online as sustainable diet trend grows, but will its European counterparts be able to offer their own veggie 'burgers'?

clock 21 October 2020 • 2 min read

Shipping

Oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea

Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) teams up with tanker operator Stena Bulk to evaluate potential of capturing CO2 from shipping

clock 19 October 2020 • 3 min read

Recycling

John Lewis Partnership targets net zero carbon by 2035

Waitrose and John Lewis bring forward net zero goal by 15 years as group outlines new food waste and online delivery strategies

clock 16 October 2020 • 2 min read

Recycling

Plastics recycling: Four 'cutting edge' facilities secure £20m UKRI funding

Government research body announces fresh support for plastics recycling facilities alongside £65m of industry investment

clock 16 October 2020 • 2 min read