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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, 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

Highlands Rewilding raises £10.5m to restore 3,500-acre estate

Biodiversity

Highlands Rewilding raises £10.5m to restore 3,500-acre estate

Solar entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett announces major investment milestone for latest project that will restore large tracts of land in Scotland to provide nature-based carbon credits

clock 01 March 2023 • 5 min read
Market measures, planning reform, and dispelling 'hairshirt' myths: How do green Tories want to fight the next election?

Politics

Market measures, planning reform, and dispelling 'hairshirt' myths: How do green Tories want to fight the next election?

This week's CEN conference brought together leading Conservatives to explore how action on the environment could help turnaround the Party's polling woes

clock 28 February 2023 • 12 min read
Half of Britain's homes now connected to smart meter network

Infrastructure

Half of Britain's homes now connected to smart meter network

Data Communications Company claims 15 million homes are now connected to Britain's smart meter network providing real-time data on energy use

clock 27 February 2023 • 2 min read
SMMT: UK electric car production closes in on new record

Automotive

SMMT: UK electric car production closes in on new record

Pure electric, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid accounted for more than 40 per cent of all cars made in the UK in January, industry figures show

clock 24 February 2023 • 3 min read
'We need to let everyone know what the plan is': Is the government finally starting to get its act together on net zero?

Politics

'We need to let everyone know what the plan is': Is the government finally starting to get its act together on net zero?

With the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt attempting to woo green business leaders and a flurry of fresh policy reforms this week, the government is suddenly very keen to show it is in 'listening mode' when it comes to net zero

clock 23 February 2023 • 12 min read
Study: Russia's war on Ukraine has accelerated global shift to clean power

Energy

Study: Russia's war on Ukraine has accelerated global shift to clean power

'There are big challenges ahead, but the only option is to double down on our goals: for Ukrainians, for Europe, and for the planet'

clock 23 February 2023 • 4 min read
Jeremy Hunt: Green economy 'absolutely strategic' for the UK

Politics

Jeremy Hunt: Green economy 'absolutely strategic' for the UK

But Chancellor warns that UK must be 'alive to competitive threat' from US clean tech subsidies through the Inflation Reduction Act

clock 22 February 2023 • 6 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain: Defra confirms new 'nature positive' rules for developers

Policy

Biodiversity Net Gain: Defra confirms new 'nature positive' rules for developers

Developers will have to show how their housing and commercial plans will achieve a 10 per cent net gain in biodiversity from November 2023 under new rules

clock 22 February 2023 • 6 min read
Defra announces £168m green farming technology grant programme

Efficiency

Defra announces £168m green farming technology grant programme

Farmers in England encouraged to apply for Defra grants for new technologies and greener equipment that can boost food production, enhance animal welfare, and curb greenhouse gas emissions

clock 21 February 2023 • 3 min read
What Jeremy Leggett did next: The British solar pioneer turning his hand to 'ethically profitable' rewilding

Biodiversity

What Jeremy Leggett did next: The British solar pioneer turning his hand to 'ethically profitable' rewilding

Solarcentury founder hopes to use his experience in the renewables revolution to drive transformational change through nature-based carbon removal projects in Scotland

clock 21 February 2023 • 17 min read
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'Heat pumps work': Study confirms Air Source Heat Pumps three times more efficient than gas boilers

16 March 2023 • 4 min read
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You can do it: B&Q to offer solar panels the first time

16 March 2023 • 2 min read
03

The 15-minute city backlash is a lesson for sustainable transport

20 March 2023 • 3 min read
04

UK Green Business Awards - Finalists Announced

20 March 2023 • 7 min read
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Treasury announces review of battery storage VAT anomaly

17 March 2023 • 3 min read
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