Climate change and the oil industry: common problem, varying strategies

by Skjærseth, Jon Birger

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Title Statements

Full title :Climate change and the oil industry : common problem, varying strategies / Jon Birger Skjærseth and Tora Skodvin.

Summary

"Multinational corporations are not merely the problem in environmental concerns, but could also be part of the solution. The oil industry and climate change provide the clearest example of how the two are linked; what is less well-known is how the industry is responding to these concerns. This volume presents a detailed study of the climate strategies of ExxonMobil, Shell and Statoil. With an innovative analytical approach, the authors explain variations at three decision-making levels: within the companies themselves, in the national home-bases of the companies, and at an international level. The analysis generates policy-relevant knowledge about whether and how corporate resistance to a viable climate policy can be overcome. The analytical approach developed by the authors is also applicable to other areas of environmental degradation where multinational corporations play a central role. The book is invaluable to students, researchers and practitioners interested in national and international environmental politics and business environmental management"--Publisher's description

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2003.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Manchester University Press
Place of Publication:Manchester
Language:eng
Publication Date:2003.

The Physical Object

Description:1 electronic resource (x, 246 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1423706544, 9781423706540, 9781847790828, 1847790828, 1526137291, 9781526137296, 1781700478, 9781781700471, 1280734515, 9781280734519, 9786610734511, 6610734518
oclc:ocn228114200
LC Classification:TD195.P4
Dewey Decimal:363.738/74

List of tables and figures; Preface; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Analytical framework; 3 The climate strategies of the oil industry; 4 The Corporate Actor model; 5 The Domestic Politics model; 6 The International Regime model; 7 Concluding remarks; Appendix: personal communication; References; Index.

Subjects

Climat -- Changements climate change Climatic changes Environmentalism exxon Gas industry -- Environmental aspects Gaz -- Industrie Gaz à effet de serre -- Réduction Gestion d'entreprise -- Aspect de l'env… greenhouse gas mitigation Industrial management -- Environmental … multinational oil Petroleum industry and trade -- Environ… POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environment…