No standard oil : managing abundant petroleum in a warming world / Deborah Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Deborah, 1959- author.

Series:

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Oxford scholarship online.

Carnegie endowment for international peace

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum--Environmental aspects.

Petroleum.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

In 'No Standard Oil', environmental policy expert Deborah Gordon examines the widely varying climate impacts of global oils and gases, and proposes solutions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in this sector while making sustainable progress in transitioning to a carbon-free energy future.

Contents:

Cover

Half title Page

Series

No Standard Oil

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction -​ The Unexpected Pitfalls of Contending with Oil and Gas

PART I: The Problem

1. Beyond Peak Oil and Gas

2. The Overlooked Perils of Heterogeneous Oil and Gas

3. A Better Way to Measure Climate Footprints

4. Curbing the Climate Footprints of Oil and Gas

PART II: The Players

5. Industry: Turning the Titanic

6. Governments: Acting in the Public Interest

7. Civil Society: Driving Change

PART III: The Pathways

8. Moving Forward: Oil and Gas Climate Solutions

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-006949-X

0-19-006950-3

0-19-006948-1

OCLC:

1257403448