Michael Holder
BusinessGreen
Michael Holder is Deputy Editor at BusinessGreen, providing news, features, analysis and videos for the site. He is particularly interested in politics, cleantech innovation, green agriculture, and the transition away from fossil fuels. Prior to joining BusinessGreen, Michael worked as a freelancer for the Press Association, NME and others before moving on to greener pastures at the Environment Media Group, where he worked for several years as a senior reporter and news editor covering waste, recycling and air pollution. Originally from Milton Keynes, Michael is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with a degree in contemporary history from the University of Sussex.
The time to act for the built environment is now
World Green Building Council beefs up 2030 net zero challenge to industry to take account of embodied CO2 and lifecycle impacts of construction materials. Read More
Mercedes-Benz is latest automaker to embrace low-carbon steel in manufacturing
German car giant aims to ensure all its passenger vehicles are 'carbon neutral' across its value chain by 2039. Read More
Why the Paris Agreement poses major stranded asset risk to Indonesian palm oil
Research lays bare scale of stranded asset risk facing Indonesia's palm oil sector if Paris Agreement climate goals are met. Read More
'Every fraction of warming matters': Top scientists warn of irreversible climate impacts
Another landmark report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides stark warnings but stresses that rapidly putting the global economy on course to net-zero emissions by 2050 could hugely reduce escalating impacts. Read More
A major breakthrough for the clean steel industry
Hybrit venture between Vattenfall, LKAB and SSAB hails critical milestone on path to zero-carbon steelmaking by making sponge iron using hydrogen. Read More
Carbon offset prices set to increase tenfold by 2030
Current carbon credit prices are 'unsustainably low' but could surge to $50 per tonne of CO2 by the end of decade as corporate demand surges, new research indicates. Read More
Nasdaq buys big stake in carbon removal marketplace
Acquisition aimed at addressing the growing demand for carbon removal projects such as direct air capture, BECCS, biochar and carbon-embodied buildings. Read More
IEA energy roadmap: Stop new fossil fuels investments
The International Energy Agency has set out a vision for a major transformation of the global economy. Here are its top conclusions. Read More
British Airways, Shell Ventures invest $24.3 million in hydrogen aircraft developer
ZeroAvia said it expected to begin operating zero emissions commercial aircraft carrying 50 or more passengers in five years' time. Read More
Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote
Consumer goods giant's CEO Alan Jope said he hoped other businesses would soon start to follow suit in offering shareholders a say on climate plans Read More
