The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
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The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations

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‘The direction of travel in the global energy system seems clear: a historic shift away from fossil fuels is under way. Who better to chart it than Daniel Yergin? … a flair for dramatic detail and sprightly insights’ Pilita Clark, Financial TimesThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author and global energy expert reveals how climate change and the shale revolution in oil and gas are shaking the global order, challenging nations and industries, and accelerating a second energy revolution – the quest for renewables and for ‘net zero carbon’.UPDATED WITH A NEW EPILOGUE’A tour de force’ David Von Drehle, Washington Post’A kaleidoscopic survey of seemingly every geopolitical development in history, all seen through the lens of energy . . . Admirable, well-researched, highly readable’ Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy

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Weight 0.419 kg
Dimensions 2.5 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Paperback
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Pages

544
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Year Published

2021-10-28
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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0141994630
About The Author

Daniel Yergin is one of the most influential voices on energy, international politics and economics in the world. He is a recipient of the United States Energy Award for 'lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding' and is the vice chairman of IHS Markit. Yergin is the author of The Quest and received the Pulitzer Prize for The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power, which became a number one bestseller and was made into an acclaimed eight-hour PBS/BBC series.

There are many … stories in this wonderful book, all of them directed at the transformation of the global map of power and wealth that has happened in the 21st century. Don't waste your time on Boris or Trump, Covid or novichock, just read this to find out what is really happening.
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Daniel Yergin won a Pulitzer in 1992 for The Prize, an acclaimed history of petroleum and political power … In The New Map he turns his talents to what might be called geopolitical cartography … Fans of the author's previous books will appreciate the snappy prose and plethora of well-told anecdotes … revealing and apposite … The book brings the general reader admirably up to date on the many subjects it covers.

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