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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

'Another bumper year': UK sales of new electric vehicles surpass 470,000 in 2025

Automotive

'Another bumper year': UK sales of new electric vehicles surpass 470,000 in 2025

Campaigners argue ZEV Mandate 'is functioning as intended', as data indicates carmakers met their EV sales targets for second year running

clock 06 January 2026 • 7 min read
Lindsey oil refinery to cease standalone operations after Phillips 66 rescue deal

Investment

Lindsey oil refinery to cease standalone operations after Phillips 66 rescue deal

Key fossil fuel and biofuel facilities at North Lincolnshire facility to be integrated into US oil and gas giant's neighbouring Humber Refinery

clock 05 January 2026 • 3 min read
GrowUp Farms: Rescue deal saves more than 80 jobs at vertical farming pioneer

Investment

GrowUp Farms: Rescue deal saves more than 80 jobs at vertical farming pioneer

Producer of packaged salads for several major UK supermarkets has been sold by administrators to private equity firm Sun Capital Ltd

clock 05 January 2026 • 4 min read
'Radical collaboration': How the UK retail industry plans to tackle stubbornly high supply chain emissions

Supply chain

'Radical collaboration': How the UK retail industry plans to tackle stubbornly high supply chain emissions

The British Retail Consortium - which counts some 200 brands from Aldi and IKEA to McDonald's and eBay UK as members - has published its first temperature check on the sector's progress towards its net zero goals

clock 05 January 2026 • 8 min read
'Snow joke': UK now has enough offshore wind capacity 'to roast three million turkeys'

Wind

'Snow joke': UK now has enough offshore wind capacity 'to roast three million turkeys'

The UK now boasts 16.1GW of offshore wind capacity, while the government has given the green light to a further 9GW of new renewables capacity in only the past 18 months

clock 24 December 2025 • 3 min read
Uber and Lyft eye electric 'robotaxi' trials on UK roads in 2026

Automotive

Uber and Lyft eye electric 'robotaxi' trials on UK roads in 2026

Rival ride hailing apps both announce partnerships with China's Baidu to trial fully electric, self-driving vehicles in London next year, subject to regulatory approval

clock 23 December 2025 • 3 min read
Google owner Alphabet inks $4.75bn deal to acquire Intersect Power

Venture Capital

Google owner Alphabet inks $4.75bn deal to acquire Intersect Power

Acquisition of US energy generation and datacentre infrastructure firm aimed at supporting rapidly growing energy demand from Google’s power-hungry AI activities

clock 23 December 2025 • 3 min read
'We are living in extraordinary times': Met Office says 2025 could break UK temperature record

Climate change

'We are living in extraordinary times': Met Office says 2025 could break UK temperature record

This year looks set to be one of - if not the - hottest since records began in the UK, which Met Office says should come as ‘no surprise’ given rate of warming in recent years

clock 23 December 2025 • 3 min read
Equitix snaps up 'substantial minority stake' in UK energy-from-waste firm Viridor

Investment

Equitix snaps up 'substantial minority stake' in UK energy-from-waste firm Viridor

Equitix claims deal with KKR represents 'significant additional investment' in Viridor, which operates 12 EfW plants across the UK

clock 23 December 2025 • 2 min read
'Our approach is working': UK car industry expected to meet EV sales target in 2025

Automotive

'Our approach is working': UK car industry expected to meet EV sales target in 2025

Industry on course to hit the regulatory target for 28 per cent of UK car sales to be electric in 2025, ECIU analysis suggests

clock 22 December 2025 • 7 min read
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