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New agreement on global climate could hit Alaska drilling

October 12, 2015 Last updated at 09:32 BST clock

Alaska trying to stimulate onshore drilling after the Shell decision to abandon the Arctic, but there are significant political opposition.

The state derives 90% of revenue overnight by oil revenues.

When a new global climate deal agreed in Paris in December, impact on the US government could have rich in oil.

After Medio Ambiente correspondent Matt McGrath.

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