Business Battles in the US Energy Sector

<p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p>