The coalition's rethink of energy policy may include subsidies to support coal-fired power plants. Photo: Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS

A senior Liberal has warned his party would push Australia towards joining "baddies" in rejecting international climate goals as it prepares to back fossil fuel-fired power.

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Political infighting within the coalition has intensified over the Liberals' commitment to a target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, a position the party is poised to follow junior partner the Nationals in dumping.

The Liberal Party's formal position on the climate target will

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