A senior Liberal has warned of a mass exodus from the frontbench if the party pursues a policy of net zero by 2050 at “any costs”.

A day after net zero-opponent Andrew Hastie said he would quit the shadow ministry if the party re-adopted the climate target, colleague Jonno Duniam suggested others could follow suit if caveats weren’t attached to the commitment.

“If we just said net zero at any cost by 2050 I think you’d find there would be a mass exodus,” the shadow education minister told Sky News. Andrew Hastie threatens to quit Coalition frontbench over net zero Read more

“The reality is that most members of our frontbench and most of the members of our party room are interested in making sure that whatever we do, if it is to retain … net zero by 2050, doesn’t come at whatever t

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