Article 5Q2MS Scott Morrison meets with Liberal MPs worried Coalition will appease Nationals on net zero

Scott Morrison meets with Liberal MPs worried Coalition will appease Nationals on net zero

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Katharine Murphy Political editor
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The PM is understood to have said he wants to land a technology roadmap and the 2050 target but an agreement isn't yet done with the Nationals

Scott Morrison has met with a number of Liberal MPs concerned the government could try to appease the National party by adopting a policy roadmap to achieve net zero emissions without formally signing on to the 2050 target.

With some Nationals implacably opposed to the Coalition adopting the target ahead of the Cop26 in Glasgow, Liberals in marginal and metropolitan seats have become increasingly worried that the prime minister may not be able to land his long-telegraphed climate policy pivot.

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