The Minister for Climate Change and Energy has lashed the Opposition for letting the extremes call the climate shots, saying net-zero is about more than emissions.

Speaking in Sydney on Saturday, Chris Bowen accused Sussan Ley of allowing the “far-right” of her Coalition to decide its energy policy in a bid to remain leader.

It comes after Nationals leader David Littleproud said he welcomed the party in reaching the “extent of where the National Party put forward”.

“This week we’ve seen the spectacle of the Coalition walking away from science and from economics, in no small way,” Mr Bowen said.

“The Australian people are smarter than that, and today we’ve seen the unbelievable spectacle of the National Party saying we think the Liberals have gone too far, their policy’s a bit too extre

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