Nationals Leader David Littleproud and his colleagues have walked away from net zero. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS

The Nationals have unanimously agreed to abandon formal climate targets at a party room meeting, setting up a potential fight with their coalition partner the Liberals.

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The regional party has walked away from its previous commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, a long-held goal of Australian governments from both sides of politics.

Instead, Nationals Leader David Littleproud says the country's greenhouse gas emissions should be tied to an average of similar countries

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