Australia's Covid commission downplays 'green recovery' and confirms gas push

Nev Power tells the Senate Covid-19 committee the commission has asked the government to underwrite gas pipelines

The head of Scott Morrison's Covid advisory commission says he has been approached by business leaders wanting the government to use the recovery from the pandemic to lock in low-emissions energy, but his organisation is not recommending a green recovery per se".

Appearing before the Senate committee examining the government's management of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Nev Power confirmed the commission had asked the government to underwrite new investment in gas pipelines as part of recommendations from a manufacturing taskforce.