Title: CO₂ emission from oil and gas production - challenges and opportunities

Authors: Shakir Ather; Muhammad Asim; Salman Manzoor

Addresses: Karachi University Business School (KUBS), University of Karachi, Pakistan ' Karachi University Business School (KUBS), University of Karachi, Pakistan ' Karachi University Business School (KUBS), University of Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract: The analysis in the report is related to the issue of emission of CO₂ from the oil and gas companies in Pakistan. The issue was selected considering the increasing threats for the environmental sustainability that are caused due to the emission of CO₂ gases on consistent basis. The variables chosen for the purpose of analysis were knowledge of the firm, incentives of the government, magnitude of CO₂, cost and scale of CCU technology. The statistical techniques that were applied were regression, correlation and Cronbach alpha analysis. The findings that were obtained through regression and correlation illustrated a positive impact between the independent and the dependent variables.

Keywords: carbon capture and utilisation; awareness; acceptance; perception; emissions; greenhouse gases; emissions reduction; emissions mitigation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2020.110870

International Journal of Global Warming, 2020 Vol.22 No.3, pp.330 - 341

Received: 31 Jan 2020
Accepted: 31 Mar 2020
Published online: 30 Oct 2020 *

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