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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 five UN climate summits in Bon, Madrid, Glasgow, Sharm El Sheikh and the upcoming COP28 summit in the UAE.

Michael also regularly appears on TV and radio as a commentator on environmental and climate issues.

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Articles by Michael Holder

Survey: UK school leavers increasingly eyeing green jobs over university

Work

Survey: UK school leavers increasingly eyeing green jobs over university

Savanta poll of 2,000 school leavers aged 16 to 18 suggests large numbers are keen to skip higher education in order to start work right away in the green economy

clock 14 August 2025 • 3 min read
Government urged to stand firm on £3.3bn budget for community clean energy

Energy

Government urged to stand firm on £3.3bn budget for community clean energy

Energy Saving Trust calls on government to accelerate community energy development through promised Local Clean Power Plan

clock 14 August 2025 • 3 min read
Drivers brace for bumpy ride as heatwaves worsen Britain's pothole woes

Automotive

Drivers brace for bumpy ride as heatwaves worsen Britain's pothole woes

The AA highlights 'clear spike' in callouts for car breakdowns caused by potholes, as UK ensures record-breaking hot and dry weather

clock 14 August 2025 • 4 min read
UK energy workers back Britain's clean power push, but skills fears remain

Skills

UK energy workers back Britain's clean power push, but skills fears remain

EXCLUSIVE: As government figures suggest around 200,000 new jobs are set to be created across the clean energy sector, trade union Prospect warns an 'ambitious' Clean Energy Workforce Strategy is urgently needed

clock 13 August 2025 • 7 min read
Carbon credit integrity assessments for biochar projects win seal of approval

Carbon Trading

Carbon credit integrity assessments for biochar projects win seal of approval

Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market approves three new biochar and two improved forest management methodologies for assessing carbon credit projects

clock 13 August 2025 • 3 min read
'World record': Polestar 3 achieves longest EV journey on a single charge

Automotive

'World record': Polestar 3 achieves longest EV journey on a single charge

Swedish carmaker claims Guinness World Records after new model completed 581.3 mile journey on public UK roads on just one charge

clock 13 August 2025 • 2 min read
England hit with drought warning amid 'nationally significant' water shortfall

Climate change

England hit with drought warning amid 'nationally significant' water shortfall

Driest first six months to a year in almost half a century has led to severe water shortages and wildfires, as climate impacts continue to mount

clock 12 August 2025 • 5 min read
Nuclear graphite recycling project secures £13m funding boost

Nuclear

Nuclear graphite recycling project secures £13m funding boost

Project led by the University of Manchester aims to develop innovative approaches for tackling graphite waste from nuclear power plants, which it claims could save the UK £2bn

clock 12 August 2025 • 3 min read
'Not fit for purpose': UK taskforce calls for 'radical' regulatory reset to cut nuclear costs

Nuclear

'Not fit for purpose': UK taskforce calls for 'radical' regulatory reset to cut nuclear costs

Independent experts on government's Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce argue current system is hampering development of new nuclear power projects and driving up costs

clock 11 August 2025 • 5 min read
Heathrow Airport insists controversial £49bn third runway plan aligns with 2050 net zero goal

Climate change

Heathrow Airport insists controversial £49bn third runway plan aligns with 2050 net zero goal

But green groups argue controversial airport expansion plan risks obliterating UK climate goals while doing little to boost economic growth

clock 01 August 2025 • 7 min read
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