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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

RWE to close 1.5GW Aberthaw B coal plant next year

RWE cites 'challenging' market conditions as it announces plan to close 1.5GW coal plant by end of March next year, taking UK coal power plant fleet down to four

clock 01 August 2019 • 3 min read

Energy

Shell's low carbon efforts could deliver long-term credit rating boost, says Moody's

Increasing investments in EVs, renewables, biofuels and clean tech make Shell a safer long term bet for investors compared to some its oil industry peers, says ratings agency

clock 01 August 2019 • 4 min read

Infrastructure

BNEF: Energy storage to surge past 1,000GW worldwide by 2040 as costs halve

Expectations for stationary energy battery storage market continue to surge, as influential analyst house revises up deployment forecasts

clock 31 July 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

'The defining story of our time': 60 global media outlets pledge week of climate coverage

Outlets around the world including The Guardian, CBS News, and The Huffington Post are to deliver a week of climate crisis coverage to coincide with September UN summit

clock 31 July 2019 • 3 min read

Energy

Climate activists turn ire on SSE and Drax gas power plans

Anti-fossil fuel demonstrators force shutdown of SSE's Keadby 2 gas plant in Lincolnshire and try to picket Drax's London headquarters

clock 30 July 2019 • 4 min read

Waste

Miniature move: Hotel giant IHG kicks out mini plastic shampoo bottles

Hotelier behind Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Regent Hotels & Resorts to replace mini plastic shampoo bottles with larger refillables across entire estate

clock 30 July 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

What would a net zero emission, 100 per cent renewables world look like - and how do we get there?

Authors of a new paper arguing that 100 per cent renewable, zero carbon transport and energy worldwide is not only feasible but cheaper than fossil fuels explain their thinking to BusinessesGreen

clock 29 July 2019 • 12 min read

Policy

University of Cambridge eyes net zero by 2038 as it adopts science-based targets

Institution claims it is the first in the world to adopt emissions reductions target in line with science based on a 1.5C warming pathway

clock 29 July 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

How energy efficiency efforts have saved major companies $130m

Report by EP100 campaign reveals over past year 18 firms have collectively saved $55m from smarter energy use

clock 29 July 2019 • 5 min read

Solar

Reports: Portugal solar auction attracts record low bids

Bids to build utility-scale solar projects in the country have come in as low as €20/MWh, which would deliver some of the lowest priced power in the world to date

clock 29 July 2019 • 2 min read