Technological change and environmental policy : a study of depletion in the oil and gas industry /
Shunsuke Managi.
- Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2007.
- ix, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- New horizons in environmental economics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-199) and index.
Introduction -- Technology change and resource depletion -- Econometric analysis of production and exploration -- Environmental regulations and technological change : testing the Porter hypothesis -- Sector-specific contribution of innovations : exploration, development and production technologies -- Returns to pollution abatement and environmental Kuznets curve -- Direction of environmental technological change : pollution saving or cost saving? -- Alternative technology indexes -- Forecasting energy supply and pollution -- Conclusion.
1847204716 (hbk.) 9781847204714 (hbk.)
Technological innovations--Environmental aspects. Environmental policy--Economic aspects. Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy.