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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

Climate change

Bonn Challenge: Land restoration pledges reach 210 million hectares worldwide

Global initiative celebrates milestone, but warns governments are undervaluing benefits of nature-based climate solutions for cutting CO2 and boosting economies

clock 02 September 2020 • 3 min read

Risk

Climate risk: Amazon, Allianz, Microsoft, and S&P Global join open data initiative

Linux Foundation spearheads new drive to harness AI and open source data to combat climate risk

clock 02 September 2020 • 3 min read

Politics

MPs table fresh legislation to 'close gaps' in UK Climate Change Act

Proposed Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill would see international aviation, shipping, and consumption fall within the UK's 2050 net zero target, while putting climate assemblies on a formal standing

clock 02 September 2020 • 4 min read

Technology

Gravitricity starts assembling £1m Edinburgh energy storage system

Innovative energy storage system is designed to harness gravity and weights to provide grid balancing services

clock 01 September 2020 • 2 min read

Risk

Heatwave deaths prompt renewed calls for robust UK heat risk plan

Government accused of 'missed opportunity' to prevent deaths during recent August heatwave in England and Wales

clock 01 September 2020 • 4 min read

Energy

'Worrying': Global energy firms still prioritising fossil fuels over renewables, study warns

Just 10 per cent of global utility firms prioritising renewables over fossil fuel investments, University of Oxford research finds

clock 31 August 2020 • 2 min read

Energy

How Britain's grid became 'cleaner, cheaper, and harder to control' during the Covid-19 lockdown

Impact of lockdown offers glimpse of how a net zero energy system could operate in the future, highlighting need for more grid flexibility, study argues

clock 31 August 2020 • 6 min read

Waste

Plastic bags: Government confirms all retailers in England to levy 10p charge from April

Defra announces plan to double 5p plastic bag charge and extend levy to all retailers from next year

clock 31 August 2020 • 3 min read

Energy

UK provides £27m green loan to solar-powered water project in Ghana

Direct loan from UK Export Finance aimed at supporting Aqua Africa project that will provide clean drinking water to rural communities in Ghana

clock 29 August 2020 • 3 min read

Energy

UN chief António Guterres: 'The coal business is going up in smoke'

UN Secretary-General offers starkest criticism yet of the outlook for the coal sector, as he calls on India to end support for fossil fuels

clock 28 August 2020 • 4 min read
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