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Book SynopsisIn 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.
Trade ReviewGordon is trained as a chemical engineer but thinks like an economist. * Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs *
In No Standard Oil, Deborah Gordon showcases the unrivalled knowledge that she and her Oil Climate Index Plus Gas (OCI+) colleagues have built up of the climate impacts of oil and gas supply. This is essential reading for anyone looking to truly understand how oil and gas contribute to climate change, and how the supply side can help to solve the problem. * Simon Dietz, Professor of Environmental Policy, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics *
An anatomy of hydrocarbons worthy of Leonardo da Vinci, No Standard Oil dissects the oil and gas industries to rank the sources of damage to the environment, the economic factors at play, how best to tailor efforts to mitigate climate change, who might do it, and the principles for triage in the industry as they do. * Chas Freeman, Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia *
Cleaning up today's fuel supply chains is an integral but often overlooked part of the drive towards net zero emissions. Debbie Gordon spells out with admirable clarity the scale of the problem, the huge variations in environmental performance across different parts of the oil and gas industry, and the strategies and data that can make a difference. * Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist, International Energy Agency *
Californians have a deep and complicated relationship with oil. The birth of the modern environmental movement coincides with a 1969 oil spill in the Santa Barbara Channel that killed thousands of sea birds and left blobs of tar on the beaches for months. Revenue from oil production on State lands still significant. And combustion of petroleum products for transportation remains the biggest contributor to global warming. The analytical approach described in No Standard Oil provides a sophisticated tool that undergirds California's groundbreaking Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the most effective policy to date for bringing new, more sustainable fuels to market. * Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board *
Table of ContentsForeword by Jessica T. Mathews Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction - The Unexpected Pitfalls of Contending With Oil and Gas Part I: The Problem Chapter 1 - Beyond Peak Oil and Gas Chapter 2 - The Overlooked Perils of Heterogeneous Oil and Gas Chapter 3 - A Better Way to Measure Climate Footprints Chapter 4 - Curbing the Climate Footprints of Oil and Gas Part II: The Players Chapter 5 - Industry: Turning the Titanic Chapter 6 - Governments: Acting in the Public Interest Chapter 7 - Civil Society: Driving Change Part III: The Pathways Chapter 8 - Moving Forward: Oil and Gas Climate Solutions
