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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

'The route to making British people better off': Government unveils wide-ranging UK climate action plan

Policy

'The route to making British people better off': Government unveils wide-ranging UK climate action plan

Government publishes hotly-anticipated, 238-page Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan compiling its policy vision for meeting the UK's statutory climate targets into the mid-2030s

clock 29 October 2025 • 8 min read
Government plots reforms to make it 'easier and cheaper' to charge EVs at home

Automotive

Government plots reforms to make it 'easier and cheaper' to charge EVs at home

Government is seeking rule changes to enable more people living in rented, leasehold and flatted properties to install or access their own electric car charger

clock 29 October 2025 • 3 min read
Lords demand action on waste crime believed to cost UK taxpayer £1bn a year

Policy

Lords demand action on waste crime believed to cost UK taxpayer £1bn a year

Police, Environment Agency and the government all criticised by House of Lords committee over ongoing failure to get to grips with organised waste crime and illegal dumping that is estimated to cost the UK taxpayer £1bn a year

clock 28 October 2025 • 3 min read
How national climate pledges may - or may not - cut global emissions 10 per cent by 2035

Climate change

How national climate pledges may - or may not - cut global emissions 10 per cent by 2035

A failure of most countries to submit new national climate plans ahead of COP30 has left the UN struggling to calculate the likely trajectory for global greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade

clock 28 October 2025 • 8 min read
Analysis: Paris Agreement's impact on global economy has proved 'transformative'

Climate change

Analysis: Paris Agreement's impact on global economy has proved 'transformative'

In the 10 years since the Paris Agreement was signed, clean tech adoption, green investment, and climate policy have all advanced far beyond most predictions, ECIU analysis shows

clock 28 October 2025 • 7 min read
National Grid green skills campaign reaches almost 150,000 students

Skills

National Grid green skills campaign reaches almost 150,000 students

National campaign surpasses goal of connecting with 100,000 school-leavers

clock 27 October 2025 • 2 min read
Climate education game start-up secures £30,000 backing on BBC's Dragons Den

Skills

Climate education game start-up secures £30,000 backing on BBC's Dragons Den

Brainspark Games founder Reedah El-Saie impressed investors on the show with plans to develop the UK's first interactive climate GCSE video game

clock 27 October 2025 • 2 min read
Survey: Businesses view energy security as key enabler of clean energy transition

Infrastructure

Survey: Businesses view energy security as key enabler of clean energy transition

But global poll of business leaders and policymakers also reveals falling confidence that 2030 climate goals will be met

clock 27 October 2025 • 3 min read
'Sleepwalking into collapse': Treasury urged to diffuse 'economic time bomb' that threatens £1.5tr of natural capital

Biodiversity

'Sleepwalking into collapse': Treasury urged to diffuse 'economic time bomb' that threatens £1.5tr of natural capital

Workforce 2030: Professionals body CIEEM urges Treasury to invest £650m in ecology skills and projects across UK to restore nature and boost economic growth

clock 27 October 2025 • 5 min read
Study: How circular telecom masts could save €30m and slash CO2

Infrastructure

Study: How circular telecom masts could save €30m and slash CO2

EXCLUSIVE: Study explores how circular economy principles could unlock significant carbon and cost savings for developers of critical telecommunications infrastructure

clock 24 October 2025 • 3 min read