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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

UN climate chief: Fossil fuel crisis 'supercharging' global renewables boom

Energy

UN climate chief: Fossil fuel crisis 'supercharging' global renewables boom

Simon Stiell highlights 'immense irony' that some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel proponents are now ‘inadvertently supercharging the global renewables boom’

clock 30 April 2026 • 4 min read
Iran War: UK solar installations soar, as oil prices jump to highest level in four years

Solar

Iran War: UK solar installations soar, as oil prices jump to highest level in four years

Growing fears of renewed hostilities between the US and Iran see oil prices hit highest point since the start of the conflict, while new data shows UK solar and heat pump installations rose sharply in March

clock 30 April 2026 • 5 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain: Nature Impact snaps up 100-acre Kent site for habitat restoration

Biodiversity

Biodiversity Net Gain: Nature Impact snaps up 100-acre Kent site for habitat restoration

Supported by Triodos Bank UK, the project is set to be funded in part through the sale of interpedently verified Biodiversity Net Gain credits

clock 30 April 2026 • 2 min read
'A key moment': Over two million fully electric vehicles now on UK's roads

Automotive

'A key moment': Over two million fully electric vehicles now on UK's roads

Department for Transport confirms major new milestone for the country's battery electric vehicle fleet

clock 29 April 2026 • 4 min read
'As warm as the African savannah': Chester Zoo installs heat pumps for zebras, ostriches, and antelopes

Energy

'As warm as the African savannah': Chester Zoo installs heat pumps for zebras, ostriches, and antelopes

Mitsubishi Electric installs range of renewable heating and cooling systems to support Chester Zoo's decarbonisation drive

clock 29 April 2026 • 2 min read
France presents 'first of its kind' fossil fuel phase-out roadmap

Climate change

France presents 'first of its kind' fossil fuel phase-out roadmap

France unveils plan at presented at Santa Marta Conference that targets an end to coal use by 2030, before phasing out oil by 2045, and gas for energy purposes by 2050

clock 29 April 2026 • 6 min read
UK energy tsar Chris Stark: 'I don't worry too much about data centres'

Energy

UK energy tsar Chris Stark: 'I don't worry too much about data centres'

Head of UK's Clean Power Mission remains confident data centres will not derail the government's climate plans, as he argues clean energy has a critical role to play in UK's response to latest fossil fuel supply shock

clock 29 April 2026 • 10 min read
Santa Marta Conference: Legal experts warn governments have 'binding obligations' to phase out fossil fuels

Risk

Santa Marta Conference: Legal experts warn governments have 'binding obligations' to phase out fossil fuels

Ahead of meeting to advance plans for global roadmap away from fossil fuels, more than 250 legal experts claim 'multiple sources of international law' place obligation on governments to phase out fossil fuels and prevent climate harm

clock 27 April 2026 • 6 min read
Global Briefing: Investment secured for 'world-first' green fertiliser plant in Paraguay

Climate change

Global Briefing: Investment secured for 'world-first' green fertiliser plant in Paraguay

Plus: Madagascar's 30x30 Biodiversity Plan; Aviva Investors backs carbon removal project in Colombia; and Tata Steel to pilot blast furnace decarbonisation technology in India

clock 24 April 2026 • 8 min read
Enviromena inks £825m financing package to accelerate 1GW UK solar rollout

Solar

Enviromena inks £825m financing package to accelerate 1GW UK solar rollout

Reading-based solar and battery storage developer claims financing deal with groupof major banks is one of the largest of its kind to date in the UK

clock 24 April 2026 • 2 min read
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