David Littleproud faces push at National party conference to dump net zero commitment

Exclusive: Motion from Barnaby Joyce's federal electorate council calls on Nationals to back away from commitment, threatening to reopen acrimonious debate

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The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, will face a concerted push at the federal conference of the party this weekend to dump its commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

Guardian Australia has obtained a copy of a motion submitted by Barnaby Joyce's federal electorate council in New England that calls on the Nationals parliamentary party room to abolish its policy of net zero by 2050, and adopt a policy that will reduce Australia's CO₂ emissions in collaboration with the rest of the world".

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