Climate change and the oil industry [[electronic resource] ] : common problem, varying strategies / / Jon Birger Skjærseth and Tora Skodvin

• Record Nr.: UNISA996209560503316
• Autore: Skjærseth Jon Birger
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Manchester ; New York, : Manchester University Press, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003
• ISBN: 1-5261-3729-1; 1-78170-047-8; 1-280-73451-5; 9786610734511; 1-84779-082-8; 1-4237-0654-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 246 pages) : illustrations, charts; digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Issues in environmental politics
• Altri autori (Persone): SkodvinTora
• Disciplina: 363.738/74
• Soggetti: Petroleum industry and trade - Environmental aspects; Gas industry - Environmental aspects; Industrial management - Environmental aspects; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Climatic changes
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record and e-publication (viewed on June 13, 2019).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-236) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.