Peter Dutton rejects Nationals push to overturn commitment to net zero
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6EJA0)
Liberal leader says Coalition committed' to policy after Barnaby Joyce labelled its cost utterly untenable'
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Peter Dutton has rejected a push within the Nationals to overturn the commitment to net zero by 2050, warning the Coalition won't be departing" from the policy after Barnaby Joyce labelled the cost utterly untenable".
The Liberal leader told Radio National on Friday he was not concerned by Joyce's intervention because there is strong support for net zero" within the Coalition for the policy he had recommitted to".
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