The Nationals have removed support for net zero from their federal platform amid mounting expectations their federal MPs are poised to do the same.

A meeting of the party’s Federal Council in Canberra on Saturday cemented the change, which was widely regarded as a formality, given that every state branch of the party had already passed similar motions.

While the federal platform does not bind the Nationals’ federal party room, its members appear close to landing on a similar position, with some speculation that could happen as early as this week.

The motion called on the parliamentary party to “abandon” support for achieving net zero emissions but retains support for “emissions reductions”, which it says should be balanced with “growing and protecting key industries such as the mining,

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