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Michael Holder

Deputy Editor

Michael Holder is Deputy Editor at BusinessGreen, providing news, features, analysis and videos for the site. He is particularly interested in politics, clean tech innovation, culture and behaviour change, green agriculture, and the transition away from fossil fuels.

Michael has been covering environmental topics as a journalist for 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 three UN climate summits in Bon, Madrid and most recently COP26 in Glasgow.

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

Originally from Milton Keynes, Michael is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with a degree in contemporary history from the University of Sussex.

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Articles by Michael Holder

'Superfuel of the future': Government hands out £60m to cutting-edge hydrogen projects

Energy

'Superfuel of the future': Government hands out £60m to cutting-edge hydrogen projects

Hydrogen produced from offshore wind, nuclear, and ammonia among initiatives to be explored across 28 projects that have today secured fresh funding

clock 19 May 2022 • 3 min read
Climate Action 100+: Is the $68tr investor group failing to drive 'meaningful progress' from top emitters?

Investment

Climate Action 100+: Is the $68tr investor group failing to drive 'meaningful progress' from top emitters?

ShareAction warns world’s largest climate investor group is at risk of greenwashing - but Climate Action 100+ insists it is pushing climate issues into the corporate mainstream

clock 19 May 2022 • 5 min read
EVs sales may be soaring, but are carmakers really on the road to net zero?

Automotive

EVs sales may be soaring, but are carmakers really on the road to net zero?

EVs are moving towards mass market adoption in key markets, but new research suggests many major carmakers have still not fully embraced the battery car revolution

clock 19 May 2022 • 8 min read
Institute for Government slams 'incoherent' government net zero policymaking

Policy

Institute for Government slams 'incoherent' government net zero policymaking

Policy decisions surrounding new coal mines, air passenger duty, and North Sea oil and gas are undermining the government's net zero agenda, think tank warns

clock 19 May 2022 • 4 min read
EU leaders plot 10-fold increase in offshore wind capacity by 2050

Wind

EU leaders plot 10-fold increase in offshore wind capacity by 2050

Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands join EU Commission in touting plans to deliver 150GW of new offshore wind capacity

clock 18 May 2022 • 5 min read
Teesside net zero cluster earmarked for £150m 'carbon-free' liquid gas production plant

Infrastructure

Teesside net zero cluster earmarked for £150m 'carbon-free' liquid gas production plant

Joint venture Circular Fuels aiming to have 'world-first' renewable LPG production plant operating in Teesside by 2024 capable of turning waste into 'net zero' fuel

clock 18 May 2022 • 3 min read
'Scary numbers': As climate losses mount, how should insurers contend with the existential threat facing the industry?

Risk

'Scary numbers': As climate losses mount, how should insurers contend with the existential threat facing the industry?

Property insurers already count the mounting costs of climate damage in the hundreds of billions, and must take a more active role in combatting the risks, an industry-backed report argues

clock 18 May 2022 • 8 min read
The sustainability leader's guide to climate targets and disclosure

Management

The sustainability leader's guide to climate targets and disclosure

Assessing emissions and climate risk, then setting targets and reporting on progress, is a complex yet urgent undertaking – BusinessGreen's latest webinar with Planetly's Micha Schildmann offered a blueprint for effective corporate climate governance...

clock 17 May 2022 • 10 min read
'Welcome shift in attitude': MPs and Ministers find common ground on 'unacceptable' water pollution

Policy

'Welcome shift in attitude': MPs and Ministers find common ground on 'unacceptable' water pollution

Environmental Audit Committee welcomes government's plans to boost research, enforcement, and investment to help tackle water pollution

clock 16 May 2022 • 3 min read
'Climate security is energy security': Alok Sharma urges world to 'break dependency on fossil fuels'

Climate change

'Climate security is energy security': Alok Sharma urges world to 'break dependency on fossil fuels'

In speech to mark sixth month anniversary of Glasgow Summit, COP26 President argues 'net zero means security, prosperity, and preventing the problems of the present from growing inexorably'

clock 16 May 2022 • 8 min read
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'Missed opportunity': Ministers shelve sustainability disclosure rules, commit to binding environmental policy principles

12 May 2022 • 6 min read
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'Climate security is energy security': Alok Sharma urges world to 'break dependency on fossil fuels'

16 May 2022 • 8 min read
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'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

16 May 2022 • 8 min read
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Moving Mountains: Drax moves forward with plans to create giant Scottish hydropower station

17 May 2022 • 5 min read
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Government accused of seeking 'US-style' system of environmental regulation

13 May 2022 • 5 min read
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