Mike Foley
Mike Foley is the climate and energy correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Half Australia’s oceans to be protected in win for seals, penguins
The government has tripled the size of a marine park surrounding little-known Australian islands that teem with penguins, seals and seabirds.
- by Mike Foley
Latest
Why Tanya Plibersek is ‘absolutely prepared to put the blowtorch on Peter Dutton’
The environment minister is fighting back at the criticisms of her political opponents as global green leaders descend on Australia.
- by Mike Foley and Nick O'Malley
Australia suffers major setback in global race to turn water into hydrogen
Australia’s bid for hydrogen ‘superpower’ status has been dealt a new blow as the nation’s top energy utility – Origin Energy – pulls its plans for a large hydrogen hub.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
The golden fields we see on the highway are powering the next wave of air travel
Australia’s winter canola crop is almost ready. Much of the oil from the radiant plants won’t end up in our kitchens, but in the skies.
- by Mike Foley
Why a global cocoa crunch will sour chocolate for years to come
But spare a thought for the small family farms of West Africa, who aren’t getting their fair share of soaring commodity prices.
- by Mike Foley
Why Australia hasn’t lived up to its green manufacturing hype – yet
The Albanese government’s vision for green manufacturing is yet to be made reality, but there is more to the hype than mere words.
- by Mike Foley
Australia running risk of gas crunch next winter, warns ACCC
Homes and business in eastern Australia are running short of gas amid new warnings that supplies are tightening ahead of next winter.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Analysis
Nuclear energy
‘Cheaper with nuclear’: What will Dutton’s nuclear plan really cost
The opposition says it will release the costings of its nuclear policy on its own timeline, but its ambitious claims have raised fresh doubts.
- by Mike Foley
Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions
The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines, while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.
- by Mike Foley
Why is Australia still burning so much coal? Inside the power plant that just can’t close
Australia’s energy transition has a timing problem: we have enough renewables to undermine coal, but not enough yet to replace it. That means plants like Origin Energy’s Eraring are being forced to stay in the mix.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Revealed: How much power bills could rise to pay for nuclear plants
Power bills would rise by hundreds of dollars a year to pay for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s signature policy, new modelling shows.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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