Barnaby Joyce has taken some of the credit for the coalition weighing up dumping its net zero target as it searches for a united pathway on its energy policy.

Despite the maverick New England MP being "vastly happier" with the position the Nationals took over the weekend in abandoning the target, he kept his cards "close to his chest" on whether he would stick with the party or defect to One Nation.

Instead, the Nationals committed to reducing Australia's greenhouse gas output in line with a global average, with some senior Liberals putting the pressure on Opposition Leader Sussan Ley to follow suit.

Mr Joyce credited himself and Nationals MP Matt Canavan for "changing the agenda" on the climate change goal.

"I'm going quite well, it's almost like I've done this before," he told report

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