Signing Paris fossil fuel statement may doom diesel rebate, Coalition MPs warn

Backbenchers say fuel rebate available to farmers and miners is not a subsidy and want Malcolm Turnbull to steer clear of proposed Paris summit statement

Coalition backbenchers fear Australia could be forced to end the diesel fuel rebate if Malcolm Turnbull signs up to a proposed statement on phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.

The prime minister has arrived in Paris for UN-led climate talks but has restated his support for the emissions reduction targets adopted by his predecessor, Tony Abbott.