Deputy Liberal leader Josh Frydenberg has argued the conversation around energy policy needs to shift from carbon emissions, as the prime minister assures crossbenchers he will not dump renewable energy targets.
Mr Frydenberg, who was until recently the energy minister, said the real question was not whether or not Australia adhered to its Paris Agreement climate change commitments.
"The real question is are you doing everything possible to reduce people's power bills," he told 2GB radio on Thursday.
"It's not a question of just emissions reduction, it's actually a question of what are you doing to bring the network cost down, what are you doing to get more gas into the market, what are you doing to ensure new generation assets are built."
Independent MP Cathy McGowan met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week, urging him to produce an energy policy that supports renewable energy investment.
