<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Nationals members have voted to scrap its </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/scott-morrison-walks-back-net-zero-target-of-2050-describes-it-as-just-ideology/33dd833c-c9d3-4491-ac56-558b182b6bc8" rel="" target="_blank" title="net zero policy"><span>net zero policy</span></a><span> in a move that could ease dissent among party ranks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Federal MPs are scheduled to officially vote on abandoning the target mandate of 2050 in a party room meeting today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nationals leader David Littleproud said he is confident the Coalition will agree that net zero is not the only way to reduce emissions.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/women-killed-nsw-hunter-region/39a1f30b-4527-4a32-9ee8-8d5eb4581367" target="_blank" title="Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Hunter Valley home"><strong><span>Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Hunter Valley home</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's an expensive way. It's going to cost $9 trillion. It's going to put things like Medicare at risk," Littleproud told </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span> ahead of the meeting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But there are alternative ways to do our bit in a fair and equitable way in terms of global emissions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're not deniers, we believe in climate change. And there's a way through this that Australians can afford at the moment."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nationals-move-to-scrap-net-zero/266927f7-daf2-4758-8994-64a76f249e25" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A motion at a grassroots meeting for the party to "abandon its support for a net zero mandate" was passed yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Littleproud said he hoped the Liberals "will come with us" on the decision to scrap the target.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We want to be constructive, not destructive," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-weather-supercell-storm-destructive-hail/6ded9dc6-7119-445d-8f30-0eca8c737514" rel="" target="_blank" title="Nine injured after giant hailstones pummel school fair in Queensland"><strong><span>Nine injured after giant hailstones pummel school fair in Queensland</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/senior-meteorologist-jonathan-how-interview-exclusive-day-in-the-life-of-a-bureau-of-meteorology-worker/3d1328d8-eb7a-4595-a2e1-413990be80f5" target="_blank" title="'Race against the clock': A peek behind the curtain in the BoM office"><strong><span>'Race against the clock': A peek behind the curtain in the BoM office</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Littleproud said </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/barnaby-joyce-snubs-the-nationals-but-insists-he-remains-a-member/6b820a61-5cb5-4dd0-9e6f-51afd9fc82de" rel="" target="_blank" title="New England MP Barnaby Joyce"><span>New England MP Barnaby Joyce</span></a><span> has been invited to the meeting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He couldn't confirm if Joyce would be attending today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's still a member of the National Party. And if this is something that he's obviously been very passionate about, but we've had a long-held process since the election that he agreed to and everyone agreed to," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"So the invitation is there, and if he turns up, he's more than welcome. I'm sure he'll make a very large contribution."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The former deputy prime minister has snubbed the Nationals after saying he will not re-contest his seat at the 2028 election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm not going to attend any party room that believes in net zero," Joyce told reporters in Canberra. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He suggested he may remain with the party if it dumps its net-zero target.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'll see what they come up with," Joyce said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>