Overview
- Opposition Leader Sussan Ley confirmed the party will remove net zero by 2050 from its platform and seek to repeal Labor’s 43% by 2030 target in the Climate Change Act.
- The Liberals will remain in the Paris Agreement and adopt five-yearly emissions commitments, with reductions calibrated against comparable countries.
- A six-person negotiating team — Dan Tehan, Anne Ruston and Jonno Duniam for the Liberals, and Matt Canavan, Ross Cadell and Susan McDonald for the Nationals — will draft a joint Coalition position for a Sunday meeting.
- Moderate MPs were offered a concession to describe achieving net zero as a “welcome outcome,” easing resignation threats after a party-room debate where reports tallied 28 speakers against retaining the target and 17 in favour.
- Dan Tehan’s guiding principles emphasise affordability and reliability through a technology‑neutral approach that canvasses lifting the nuclear ban, extending the life of coal plants and scrapping several Labor measures.