Gas industry and Coalition reach for a get-out-of-catastrophe-free card in climate crisis Monopoly

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison (left) and his energy minister Angus Taylor chose gas – not renewables – to fire an economic recovery from the pandemic. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Scott Morrison’s loving embrace and financial backing of the gas industry has been a defining feature of his prime ministership.

Hit with a historical pandemic, Morrison chose gas – not renewables – to fire an economic recovery.