About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- Summary -- Oil : the toughest climate challenge -- Oil policy in the United States today -- The climate significance of the new oils -- A smart tax versus blunt ones -- Administering a smart tax -- International considerations -- Accessible data : a requirement -- The way forward
Summary
"Because of the growing chemical and geological diversity of the new oils, the lack of alternative liquid fuels for transportation, and the size and global scope of oil production and trade, a tax is most needed in the oil sector." -- From Carnegie web site