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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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'Timely decision making': Government green lights 1.3GW of new solar farms

Solar

'Timely decision making': Government green lights 1.3GW of new solar farms

Three major solar projects in east England receive development consent orders from Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, as Labour prepares plans for revamped solar strategy

clock 15 July 2024 • 6 min read
IRENA: Record global renewables growth still not enough to meet 2030 goals

Energy

IRENA: Record global renewables growth still not enough to meet 2030 goals

Renewable electricity capacity continues to grow at a record pace, yet the world remains off track to meet global clean power and climate goals for 2030

clock 12 July 2024 • 4 min read
Research: Three million heat pumps need fitting in next five years to meet UK climate goals

Infrastructure

Research: Three million heat pumps need fitting in next five years to meet UK climate goals

Experts call for new approach and delivery body to rapidly accelerate rollout of heat pumps backed by quick decisions on hydrogen heating and energy efficiency support

clock 11 July 2024 • 5 min read
'A no brainer': Pressure mounts on government to boost offshore wind auction budget

Wind

'A no brainer': Pressure mounts on government to boost offshore wind auction budget

DESNZ says it will 'carefully consider' whether to increase current £800m CfD budget, as industry warns 2030 clean power targets are at risk

clock 11 July 2024 • 6 min read
Clean power by 2030: What has to happen next to deliver on Labour's ambitious target?

Energy

Clean power by 2030: What has to happen next to deliver on Labour's ambitious target?

The new Labour government faces a daunting task to decarbonise the electricity system and accelerate green growth this decade - but there are plenty of policy levers at its disposal that would help

clock 10 July 2024 • 17 min read
Amazon powered entire global operations with clean power contracts in 2023

Energy

Amazon powered entire global operations with clean power contracts in 2023

US tech and retail giant matched electricity needs with power supply deals covering more than 500 wind and solar plants, hitting target seven years ahead of schedule

clock 10 July 2024 • 5 min read
Is investor interest in clean energy start-ups stalling?

Venture Capital

Is investor interest in clean energy start-ups stalling?

Global investment in clean energy start-ups fell back slightly last year - but trend masks significant economic, geographical, and technological variations across the increasingly influential sector

clock 09 July 2024 • 7 min read
E.ON eyes 'multi-million pound' expansion to Sheffield district heat network

Infrastructure

E.ON eyes 'multi-million pound' expansion to Sheffield district heat network

Energy giant said laying 10 kilometres of additional pipeline could connect more customers to potential sources of low carbon heat that would otherwise go to waste

clock 09 July 2024 • 2 min read
Drax taps Voith Hydro to support 'Hollow Mountain' energy storage vision

Infrastructure

Drax taps Voith Hydro to support 'Hollow Mountain' energy storage vision

Proposed Scotland pumped hydro storage facility has planning consent, but Drax claims further government support needed to make it commercially viable

clock 09 July 2024 • 3 min read
Royal Mail to halve UK deliveries by flight in carbon-cutting drive

Aviation

Royal Mail to halve UK deliveries by flight in carbon-cutting drive

Delivery firm to transport more mail via road in a move aimed at reducing emissions and improving customer reliability

clock 09 July 2024 • 2 min read
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