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

Carbon capture and storage isn't working close to a scale that would significantly lower emissions - despite billions in taxpayers' cash thrown at itTemperature Check is a weekly column examining claims about climate change made by governments, politicians, business and in the media. See the latest column and follow the series hereGuardian Australia's full federal election coverageGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingScott 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. Continue reading...