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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 Bonn, Madrid, Glasgow, Sharm El Sheikh, the UAE, and Azerbaijan.

As well as chairing panels and webinars, Michael regularly appears on TV and radio as a commentator on environmental and climate issues.

Michael posts on BlueSky @michaelholder.bsky.social, and can also be found on LinkedIn.

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Articles by Michael Holder

Grid curtailment costs: Britain's 'wasted wind power' bill exceeds £1bn so far in 2026

Wind

Grid curtailment costs: Britain's 'wasted wind power' bill exceeds £1bn so far in 2026

Cost of paying renewables operators to switch off during periods when grid capacity is constrained and firing up fossil gas plants instead could hit record high this year

clock 11 August 2026 • 4 min read
'Conditions are worsening': Almost three-quarters of England now in drought

Climate change

'Conditions are worsening': Almost three-quarters of England now in drought

Around 45 million people now living in areas currently experiencing drought conditions with hot, dry weather still set to continue across much of England

clock 10 August 2026 • 6 min read
Government and industry pledge £130m for 'cutting edge' electric vehicle projects

Automotive

Government and industry pledge £130m for 'cutting edge' electric vehicle projects

Funding includes almost £65m from the government that is to be matched by industry to support innovative electric and self-driving vehicle technologies

clock 10 August 2026 • 5 min read
'We've easily got enough resources': Could Cornwall hold the key to Britain's energy and critical mineral security?

Energy

'We've easily got enough resources': Could Cornwall hold the key to Britain's energy and critical mineral security?

The UK's first geothermal energy plant began exporting power earlier this year and is also producing lithium for the battery industry - is Cornwall poised to rise once again as an industrial powerhouse of the clean tech revolution?

clock 05 August 2026 • 11 min read
SBTi seeks 'real world feedback' to inform new forest, land, and agriculture standard

Carbon Accounting

SBTi seeks 'real world feedback' to inform new forest, land, and agriculture standard

Standards-setter launches call for evidence to help inform development of new FLAG standard to help companies tackle emissions from food and farming commodity value chains

clock 31 July 2026 • 3 min read
Renewables met a record 52 per cent of UK power demand in 2025

Energy

Renewables met a record 52 per cent of UK power demand in 2025

Record output from offshore wind and solar saw the share of electricity provided by renewables jump yet again, the latest government statistics confirm

clock 30 July 2026 • 4 min read
'Climate change is upon us': Tesco and Aldi join 100 leaders in demanding action to strengthen UK food security

Legislation

'Climate change is upon us': Tesco and Aldi join 100 leaders in demanding action to strengthen UK food security

Letter from UK food industry to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham warns that 'the next food shock is not a question of if, but when'

clock 30 July 2026 • 5 min read
GHG Protocol and ISO confirm plans to integrate carbon accounting standards

Carbon Accounting

GHG Protocol and ISO confirm plans to integrate carbon accounting standards

Two global emissions accounting standards bodies take further steps to bring their reporting and accounting frameworks under a single umbrella

clock 30 July 2026 • 4 min read
Ofgem considers new fees to stop data centre developers clogging up grid connection queue

Infrastructure

Ofgem considers new fees to stop data centre developers clogging up grid connection queue

Data centre developers could be required to pay hefty deposits to secure their place in the queue for a connection to Britain's power grid, Ofgem has announced

clock 29 July 2026 • 3 min read
'Effectively static': Electrician numbers plateau despite looming net zero skills gap

Skills

'Effectively static': Electrician numbers plateau despite looming net zero skills gap

EXCLUSIVE: Number of electricians working in England saw net increase of barely 1,000 last year, despite need to add more than 32,000 skilled workers to the workforce by 2035

clock 29 July 2026 • 3 min read
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