Business Battles in the US Energy Sector - Lessons for a Clean Energy Transition (Paperback)

This book is ground breaking in its study of business actors in climate and energy politics. While various studies have demonstrated the influence of business actors across multiple policy domains, this is the first to examine the behaviour of business actors in energy centric industries in the US that will be vital for achieving a clean energy transition, namely the oil, gas, coal, utility, and renewable industries. Drawing on almost 80 interviews with senior energy executives, lobbyists, and policymakers, it asks two central questions: (i) how and why are business actors shaping energy policy contests in the US? And (ii) what are the implications for policymakers? In answering these questions, this book provides new insights about the preferences and strategies of business in the energy sector, and, significantly, it identifies strategies for policymakers seeking to regulate energy in the face of political resistance from incumbent fossil fuel industries. This book will be of particular value to students, scholars, and policymakers working in the fields of energy, climate, and environmental politics, as well as individuals generally interested in the role that business exerts over policy processes.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Energy Policy
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2019
Authors:	Christian Downie
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-66208-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
LSN:	0-367-66208-6
Barcode:	9780367662080

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