Shale gas wealth fund could bankroll environmental improvements

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Natural Capital Committee suggests receipts from fracking and North Sea oil could finance 25 year plan to enhance natural environment

A fracking wealth fund could be used to invest in new forests, wildlife reserves and improvements in air quality, the government's Natural Capital Committee (NCC) will say today. The committee's latest...

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