The Shropshire County Pension Fund Committee was put on the spot by climate campaigners.
A Shropshire pension fund says it has "no policy" on investing in companies engaged in fracking after being put on the spot by climate campaigners.Fracking meeting at the Miner's Institute in St Martins in 2014
Campaigner Tina Teearu of the pressure group Fossil Free Shropshire asked if the fund would be willing to invest in fracking after the UK's new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, lifted the ban on drilling for shale gas. Several parts of Shropshire, including those in the Meres and Mosses area, have previously been identified as potential areas for exploration.
The trustees also came under pressure from FFS spokesperson Paul Cooper, who is a pensioner receiving an income from the fund.
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