Sussan Ley is under pressure internally and externally to land a deal on environmental laws as her party looks increasingly likely to water down its commitment to cutting emissions.

The Liberal leader will now bring her party room together in Canberra next Wednesday to agree on its climate and energy policy.

A virtual joint meeting with the Nationals will follow on Sunday, November 16, to seek a Coalition position.

It comes after the Nationals last weekend decided Australia shouldn’t pursue a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 – cutting emissions as far as possible and offsetting those that can’t be eliminated – and should slow its rate of emission cuts by about half to be in line with the OECD average.

The Liberals are widely expected to also drop the commitment to net zero by

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