businessgreen_logo
Sign in Join
    • My account
    • Sign out
  • You are currently accessing BusinessGreen via your Enterprise account.

    If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

    If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

    Phone: +44 (0) 1858 438800

    Email: [email protected]

    • Sign in
logo
  • logo

    Search BusinessGreen

  • News
  • Topics

    Select a Topic below

    In-depth Opinion Energy Policy Management Technology Investment
  • Events
  • BusinessGreen Intelligence
  • Webinar Hub
  • More

    Content by subject

    • Energy
    • Investment
    • Management
    • Policy
    • Technology
      • Transport
      • Work
      • Net Zero Now
      • Workforce 2030
      • Webinar Hub

    Authors

    • James Murray
    • Michael Holder
    • Stuart Stone

    Blogs

    • Editor's Blog
    • Partner Insight

    Connect with us

    • Contact us
    • Newsletter
    • Bluesky
    • X (formerly Twitter)
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Instagram
  • Searchlogo

    Search BusinessGreen

    x
Join Sign in
 
    • My account
    • Sign out
  • You are currently accessing BusinessGreen via your Enterprise account.

    If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

    If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

    Phone: +44 (0) 1858 438800

    Email: [email protected]

    • Sign in
    • Sign in

Author profile

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

Editor

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.

Follow

Articles by Michael Holder

How can businesses future-proof their corporate sustainability strategies?

Management

How can businesses future-proof their corporate sustainability strategies?

Are corporate sustainability efforts entering a new and more mature phase? BusinessGreen's latest roundtable heard from senior execs about how they are grappling with economic and political headwinds as they reappraise their net zero strategies

clock 09 June 2026 • 13 min read
'Climate Chaos': World's top 65 banks committed over $900bn to fossil fuel firms in 2025

Investment

'Climate Chaos': World's top 65 banks committed over $900bn to fossil fuel firms in 2025

Financing for coal, gas and oil rose for second successive year in 2025, led by continued investment from banks in the US and Japan

clock 09 June 2026 • 5 min read
COP31: New global electrification, building energy efficiency, and waste targets proposed for Antalya Summit

Politics

COP31: New global electrification, building energy efficiency, and waste targets proposed for Antalya Summit

UN Climate Summit co-hosts Türkiye and Australia unveil plans for three new collective global goals they hope to secure at COP31 Summit

clock 09 June 2026 • 6 min read
Study: Share of fossil gas generation in global power mix falls for fifth year running

Energy

Study: Share of fossil gas generation in global power mix falls for fifth year running

Power generation from renewables continues to surge worldwide, as fossil gas power loses ground in the global electricity mix

clock 09 June 2026 • 4 min read
Could weaker car emissions rules drive up energy grid costs across Europe?

Automotive

Could weaker car emissions rules drive up energy grid costs across Europe?

Diluting CO2 targets for new cars could result in 49 million fewer EVs on Europe’s roads by 2040, potentially leading to an additional €4bn a year in grid spending

clock 08 June 2026 • 6 min read
NatureProsperity: Jeremy Leggett launches new nature recovery investment firm

Biodiversity

NatureProsperity: Jeremy Leggett launches new nature recovery investment firm

Serial green entrepreneur who founded Solarcentury, SolarAid, and Highlands Rewilding reveals plans for new venture designed to accelerate nature recovery at scale

clock 08 June 2026 • 2 min read
Global briefing: Global off-grid solar sales surpass record 10 million in 2025

Solar

Global briefing: Global off-grid solar sales surpass record 10 million in 2025

Booming demand for off-grid solar systems confirmed, the EU advances plans for greener data centres, and Donald Trump moves to protect the ailing US coal industry

clock 05 June 2026 • 7 min read
Government unveils plans to power up community-owned batteries

Policy

Government unveils plans to power up community-owned batteries

Views sought on how to deploy community-owned energy storage systems that promise to strengthen local power grids and cut energy bills

clock 05 June 2026 • 2 min read
'Bottleneck to delivery': Report warns UK skills shortage could hobble Warm Homes Plan

Skills

'Bottleneck to delivery': Report warns UK skills shortage could hobble Warm Homes Plan

Without urgent action to ramp up training support, skills shortages risks undermining home energy efficiency and green heating rollout, Energy UK warns

clock 04 June 2026 • 4 min read
'World first': Ecobank nature bond raises $450m for biodiversity projects in Africa

Investment

'World first': Ecobank nature bond raises $450m for biodiversity projects in Africa

Strong investor demand sees Nature Bond secure $1.36bn orderbook to support sustainable farming and water ecosystem projects across 24 African markets

clock 03 June 2026 • 2 min read
123
  • Contact Us
  • Marketing Solutions
  • About Incisive Media
  • Privacy Settings
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Policies
  • Careers
FOLLOW US
Incisive Media

© Incisive Business Media Limited, Published by Incisive Business Media Limited, New London House, 172 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5QR. Registered in England and Wales with company registration number 09178013. Part of Arc network, www.arc-network.com

DIGITAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
right wallpaper ad