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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

Solar

Covid-19: How solar is adapting

Evert Vlaswinkel, managing director for Solarcentury in the EMEA region, examines the impacts of the coronavirus crisis on the solar power sector

clock 29 April 2020 • 5 min read

Aviation

Bumpy landing? Decarbonising air transport post-coronavirus

There are reasons to be optimistic about zero-carbon air travel, but governments must carefully consider the lasting impacts of today's decisions, argues Cavin Wilson of Frontier Economics

clock 29 April 2020 • 4 min read

Net Zero Now

Pharmaceutical giant Takeda sets science-based net zero goal for 2040

Japanese firm secures approval from Science Based Targets initiative to eradicate emissions from its core business by 2040

clock 29 April 2020 • 2 min read

Biomass

Government reveals plans to accelerate low carbon heating rollout

Proposals to replace RHI include Clean Heat Grants of up to £4,000 for homes and business for heat pumps and other technologies

clock 28 April 2020 • 5 min read

Wind

'Dramatic improvements': Onshore wind, solar, and battery costs plummet further worldwide

The cost of electricity from solar, onshore wind and battery storage continues downward drive, BNEF analysis shows

clock 28 April 2020 • 6 min read

Net Zero Now

Major corporates urge EU to put net zero at heart of Covid-19 recovery plans

European Corporate Leaders Group joins EU's independent green finance advisory panel in calling for green coronavirus recovery plan

clock 28 April 2020 • 5 min read

Marine

SIMEC Atlantis completes 'mammoth' tidal turbine construction in pandemic-hit China

UK energy developer announces 500kW tidal stream turbine has now been installed in the East China Sea

clock 27 April 2020 • 2 min read

Energy

Government hurries out proposals to relax Capacity Market rules in response to Covid-19 crisis

BEIS seeks to relax obligations and deadlines for back-up power providers to 'reduce administrative and operational burdens' amid pandemic

clock 27 April 2020 • 2 min read

Politics

'Nothing has changed, yet everything has changed': Net zero in the wake of Covid-19

What does the coronavirus crisis mean for delivering net zero policy and a successful COP26?

clock 22 April 2020 • 11 min read

Solar

Cleaner air and sunny skies drive all-time UK solar power record

Significant decline in air pollution and cool, sunny weather sees UK solar generate all-time high of 9.69GW on Monday

clock 22 April 2020 • 3 min read