Abbott urged to choose science over conflict
![Former prime minister Tony Abbott says climate policy must not 'clobber' Australia's economy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170611063330/http://www.afr.com/content/dam/images/g/v/m/9/6/4/image.related.afrIndexLead.320x210.gwouqf.png/1497147373652.jpg)
Josh Frydenberg has personally urged Tony Abbott to keep an open mind on the report of chief scientist Alan Finkel amid signs the former prime minister and other conservatives will fight the need for a Clean Energy Target.