Dissident Coalition MPs push for earlier end to renewable energy subsidies

Tony Abbott, Craig Kelly and Matt Canavan argue government should cut off support to some renewable investments in 2020

Dissident government MPs, including the former prime minister Tony Abbott, are continuing to stir the pot on energy despite last week's party room sign off on the new national energy guarantee.

The chairman of the backbench committee on environment and energy, Craig Kelly, used Tuesday's party room meeting to argue the government should cut off support to some renewable energy investments in 2020, rather than the current plan, which is to run down the scheme until 2030.