The author of the Liberal Party's energy review says more coal and nuclear power will be needed to bring down prices.

The party will meet on Wednesday to thrash out its stance on net zero but already senior members are threatening repercussions if they don't get their way.

But the latest polling shows infighting over how to tackle the climate crisis since the Nationals announced they would ditch the emissions-reduction target has not hurt the Liberals with voters.

Energy and emissions reduction spokesman Dan Tehan, who has been leading the Liberals' energy review process, was today pushing the idea of "energy abundance".

That abundance would rely on squeezing more life out of ageing coal fire power stations, many of which announced their intention to close while the Coalition was in p

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