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No Standard Oil - Managing Abundant Petroleum in a Warming World (Hardcover)
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No Standard Oil - Managing Abundant Petroleum in a Warming World (Hardcover)
Series: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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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. The next decade will be decisive in the
fight against climate change. It will be impossible to hold the
planet to a 1.5o C temperature rise without controlling methane and
CO2 emissions from the oil and gas sector. Contrary to popular
belief, the world will not run out of these resources anytime soon.
Consumers will continue to demand these abundant resources to fuel
their cars, heat their homes, and produce everyday goods like
shampoo, pajamas, and paint. But it is becoming more
environmentally damaging to supply energy using technologies like
fracking oil and liquefying gas. Policymakers, financial investors,
environmental advocates, and citizens need to understand what oil
and gas are doing to our climate to inform decision-making. In No
Standard Oil, Deborah Gordon shows that no two oils or gases are
environmentally alike. Each has a distinct, quantifiable climate
impact. While all oils and gases pollute, some are much worse for
the climate than others. In clear, accessible language, Gordon
explains the results of the Oil Climate Index Plus Gas (OCI+), an
innovative, open source model that estimates global oil and gas
emissions. Gordon identifies the oils and gases from every region
of the globe-along with the specific production, processing, and
refining activities-that are the most harmful to the planet, and
proposes innovative solutions to reduce their climate footprints.
Global climate stabilization cannot afford to wait for oil and gas
to run out. No Standard Oil shows how we can take immediate,
practical steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the crucial oil
and gas sector while making sustainable progress in transitioning
to a carbon-free energy future.
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