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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

Energy

Coronavirus: How falling power demand is impacting green energy

With the pandemic spurring a dramatic drop in economic activity across Europe, electricity, renewables and carbon prices have also plummeted

clock 25 March 2020 • 8 min read

Policy

Taps risk running dry within 20 years in parts of England, government warned

Government's spending watchdog warns climate change could devastate water supplies in parts of England unless urgent action taken to reduce demand

clock 25 March 2020 • 3 min read

Automotive

Study: Electric cars and heat pumps lead to much lower CO2 emissions in most of the world

Study by universities of Exeter, Cambridge, and Nijmegen assessed lifecycle impact of electric cars and heat pumps on CO2 compared to fossil fuel equivalents

clock 23 March 2020 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

'Significant slowdown': European energy storage growth falls in 2019

Total of just 1GWh of energy storage added across Europe last year due to higher competition and lower prices, trade body warns

clock 23 March 2020 • 3 min read

Aviation

Coronavirus fallout: Calls grow for airlines to face strict climate targets in any rescue deal

Think tanks Common Wealth and IPPR issue joint report calling for any airline bailout to include strict climate targets

clock 23 March 2020 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Caught out? UK supermarkets accused of 'turning blind eye' to unsustainable fish feed

Investigation indicates UK shoppers may be indirectly and unknowingly consuming wild fish in their farmed fish products

clock 23 March 2020 • 4 min read

Science

Government accused of 'staggering' failure to invest in soil health monitoring

Fraction of budget spent on soils in England despite importance for combatting floods and boosting food security, Sustainable Soils Alliance warns

clock 23 March 2020 • 2 min read

Solar

Octopus Renewables snaps up eight UK solar farms in £144m mega-deal

Latest swoop from green energy investor sees it acquire solar farms with a combined capacity 123MW

clock 20 March 2020 • 3 min read

Management

'Red flag for COP26': Most high carbon firms shooting 'wide of the mark' for a 2C world

Investor-led Transitions Pathway Initiative warns four in five firms in carbon intensive sectors currently fail Paris Agreement test

clock 20 March 2020 • 7 min read

Waste

UK recycling rate slips, putting EU target in jeopardy

Despite heightened public concern about single-use plastics in recent years, UK household recycling rates fell in 2018

clock 19 March 2020 • 4 min read
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