Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the Liberal Party's debate over net zero a "clown show" as the opposition threatens to tear itself apart over the issue.

The Liberal Party held a five-hour-long meeting yesterday in Canberra to define its position on net zero, with the 2050 target first implemented by the Scott Morrison Coalition government in 2021.

The gathering saw a majority of members voting for the party to scrap their commitment to the initiative, following the lead of the junior party in the Coalition, the Nationals.

Several conservative members of the party have driven the charge to ditch net zero, including Angus Taylor, the energy minister when net zero was initially legislated.

Andrew Hastie has also spoken in favour of moving away from net zero, a

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