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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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'Our approach must evolve': Dash for AI sees Microsoft's emissions surge 25 per cent in a year

Technology

'Our approach must evolve': Dash for AI sees Microsoft's emissions surge 25 per cent in a year

Company vows to deliver 'responsible growth', despite joining growing list of US tech giants that is struggling to cut carbon emissions while rapidly growing AI capacity

clock 10 July 2026 • 5 min read
'How far their party has fallen': Kemi Badenoch slammed over vow to purge would be Tory MPs who back net zero targets

Politics

'How far their party has fallen': Kemi Badenoch slammed over vow to purge would be Tory MPs who back net zero targets

Tory leader attacks colleagues who support the UK's climate goals, as she vows to recruit 'serious businesspeople, engineers, electricians, builders, teachers' to stand at the next election

clock 10 July 2026 • 7 min read
'One of the UK's greatest but often overlooked economic assets': The case for electrifying UK rail freight

Rail

'One of the UK's greatest but often overlooked economic assets': The case for electrifying UK rail freight

Freight electrification has been moving at a sluggish pace, but the Rail Industry Association argues a targeted and pragmatic upgrade programme would unlock huge economic, environmental, and societal benefits

clock 09 July 2026 • 8 min read
Climate finance: Wealthy nations accused of 'exaggerating true value' of support by $100bn

Climate change

Climate finance: Wealthy nations accused of 'exaggerating true value' of support by $100bn

Oxfam claims significant chunk of $137bn in climate finance provided by rich nations in 2024 came in the form of loans that only add to the Global South's debt burden

clock 09 July 2026 • 5 min read
'The case for reform is clear': Why sky-high UK energy costs are an urgent issue for the next Prime Minister

Energy

'The case for reform is clear': Why sky-high UK energy costs are an urgent issue for the next Prime Minister

Manufacturers say they want to invest in decarbonisation and electrification, but the UK's high energy costs are holding them back

clock 08 July 2026 • 11 min read
Severn Trent Water escapes fine for 'serious' past failings after slashing sewage spills

Investment

Severn Trent Water escapes fine for 'serious' past failings after slashing sewage spills

Water supplier accepts 'unacceptable' past sewer and drainage duty breaches, but avoids fine from Ofwat after investing in infrastructure upgrades that have reduced pollution spills

clock 08 July 2026 • 3 min read
Nigel Farage vows to resign as MP and 'fight to win' resulting by-election

Politics

Nigel Farage vows to resign as MP and 'fight to win' resulting by-election

Reform UK leader's gambit in response to intensifying scrutiny of his finances is set to provide platform for latest political tussle over UK climate and energy policies

clock 07 July 2026 • 5 min read
IEA: Global gas demand set to fall 0.5 per cent in 2026

Energy

IEA: Global gas demand set to fall 0.5 per cent in 2026

Impacts of Iran War continue to weigh heavily on global fossil gas and LNG market, amid continued uncertainty surrounding supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz

clock 07 July 2026 • 3 min read
Google and RWE back fusion startup Proxima Energy in record €411m funding round

Venture Capital

Google and RWE back fusion startup Proxima Energy in record €411m funding round

Investment in German firm through to be largest in a European fusion energy developer to date

clock 07 July 2026 • 3 min read
Water firms to face 'faster' fines of up to £500,000 for breaching environmental rules

Legislation

Water firms to face 'faster' fines of up to £500,000 for breaching environmental rules

Defra continues crackdown on sewage spills and other environmental regulation breaches across England's water sector

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read
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