Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of the journal Sustainability aims to address a fast-growing
concern in the academic and non-academic debate on climate change, namely: the
role of the oil and gas industry, as well as the consequent implications for
climate policy and politics, and for the governance of climate change.
By indiscriminately flooding the global economy with fossil fuels, oil and gas
companies are the driving force behind the current carbon-intensive
socio-economic system. Yet, they have somehow managed to dodge the bullet, so
to speak—they have adroitly avoided being recognized for their role in it. To
clarify, this Special Issue does not aim to downplay the role of other agents,
like states, consumers, civil society, businesses, and stakeholders various,
who must all contribute to defining the much-needed initiatives in order to
support climate efforts. However, a novel, more effective approach for dealing
with the disastrous consequences of the climate crisis should call attention to
the significant role the oil and gas industry has played in engendering the
climate problem, and place a burden on it to urgently help redress the
situation accordingly.
In this vein, the Special Issue seeks articles that address this complex and
multifaceted topic. In particular, works that consider the following:
- explore the contribution of the oil and gas industry to climate change in
terms of tangible and intangible facts, which range from carbon emissions, to
climate denial, to the actions that obstructed climate policy;
- investigate the responsibilities that, based on its contribution, the oil
and gas industry should shoulder in relation to climate change;
- clarify the implications of such responsibilities on climate policy and
the practical actions and strategies that they require of both private and
public oil and gas companies, if they want to retain their social license to
operate in a climate-shaken world.
Deadline: 30 June 2020
Further information:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Oil_Gas_Industry_Climate_Change
Please do not hesitate to contact me ([email protected]) for doubts or
clarifications.
Marco Grasso
Guest Editor
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