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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

Risk

Flood risk: 70,000 new homes in England could end up uninsurable, study warns

Study of land registry data reveals thousands of new homes have been built in flood prone areas, and could also be denied insurance

clock 21 February 2020 • 4 min read

Legislation

Government announces crackdown on polluting home fireplace fuels

Most polluting fuels for wood burning stoves including coal and wet wood to be phased out from 2021-23 as part of crackdown on particle pollution

clock 21 February 2020 • 4 min read

Management

Courts, contracts, and commercial law: A new frontier for climate action?

The Chancery Law Project is bringing together all sections of the legal profession to try and drill climate action into contracts, regulation and national laws

clock 21 February 2020 • 7 min read

Supply chain

Kellogg's strengthens palm oil and deforestation policies after consumer pressure

Cereal and snacks giant signs up independent auditor to oversee its palm oil supply chain efforts, and promises to work more closely with smallholders to boost efficiency

clock 20 February 2020 • 3 min read

Automotive

SSE accelerates EV switch as it rolls out first electric vans

Energy giant's electricity networks business takes delivery of first electric vans to serve customers across the UK

clock 20 February 2020 • 2 min read

Net Zero Now

Sir Robert McAlpine targets net zero carbon 'within five years'

Construction firm unveils ambition to become net zero business before 2025, appointing Carbon Trust to provide certification

clock 20 February 2020 • 2 min read

Aviation

Should stags and hens fly? Study shows how pre-wedding trips are fuelling Britain's flying habit

Yet poll by environmental charity Hubbub also finds many Briton's view foreign stag and hen trips as expensive and unnecessary

clock 20 February 2020 • 3 min read

Buildings

CCC: Weak UK housing rules risk raising net zero costs and climate vulnerability

Government's current green housing policies 'do not go far enough' to protect against climate change or cutting CO2, advisory body warns

clock 19 February 2020 • 6 min read

Risk

Environment Agency chair: 'We must build climate resilience into everything we do'

Emma Howard Boyd concedes flood defences 'cannot prevent flooding everywhere, all of the time' and calls instead for more resilient infrastructure

clock 19 February 2020 • 4 min read

Infrastructure

UK industrial innovations win £9m energy efficiency funding boost

As many as eight innovations cut CO2 from plastics manufacturing, data centre cooling and other processes win public and private support

clock 19 February 2020 • 2 min read
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