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The New Map
- Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
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A Wall Street Journal best seller and a USA Today Best Book of 2020!
Named Energy Writer of the Year for The New Map by the American Energy Society
“A master class on how the world works.” (NPR)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and global energy expert Daniel Yergin offers a revelatory new account of how energy revolutions, climate battles, and geopolitics are mapping our future.
The world is being shaken by the collision of energy, climate change, and the clashing power of nations in a time of global crisis. Out of this tumult is emerging a new map of energy and geopolitics. The "shale revolution" in oil and gas has transformed the American economy, ending the "era of shortage" but introducing a turbulent new era. Almost overnight, the United States has become the world's number one energy powerhouse. Yet concern about energy's role in climate change is challenging the global economy and way of life, accelerating a second energy revolution in the search for a low-carbon future. All of this has been made starker and more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic and the economic dark age that it has wrought.
World politics is being upended, as a new cold war develops between the United States and China, and the rivalry grows more dangerous with Russia, which is pivoting east toward Beijing. Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are converging both on energy and on challenging American leadership, as China projects its power and influence in all directions. The South China Sea, claimed by China and the world's most critical trade route, could become the arena where the United States and China directly collide. The map of the Middle East, which was laid down after World War I, is being challenged by jihadists, revolutionary Iran, ethnic and religious clashes, and restive populations. But the region has also been shocked by the two recent oil price collapses - and by the very question of oil's future in the rest of this century.
A master storyteller and global energy expert, Daniel Yergin takes the listener on an utterly riveting and timely journey across the world's new map. He illuminates the great energy and geopolitical questions in an era of rising political turbulence and points to the profound challenges that lie ahead.
What the critics say
“The veteran energy analyst Daniel Yergin has turned his considerable talents to explaining how the world continues to be shaped by oil in his latest book, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations . . . Reportorial and supremely readable—no mean feat among geostrategy tomes.” —Wall Street Journal
“A lucid, judicious overview of global energy and its discontents.” —Publishers Weekly
“Yergin delivers a fascinating and meticulously researched page-turner . . . Required reading. Another winner from a master.” —Kirkus (starred review)
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- edd
- 2021-07-01
no one knows more about energy than yergin
I enjoyed his take on energy geopolitics
I particularly enjoyed the history of shale oil
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-12-11
Excellent and very timely book!
I studied international relations and work in the energy industry, but learned so much from this book, that it really made me wish it had exsisted when i was a student, made me want to learn a lot more on the topic too.
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- David Runs World
- 2021-09-20
Excellent for the energy and geopolitic fans
For anyone who wants to understand the energy Roadmap as well geopolitics. Recommend 100%
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- Cal
- 2021-01-17
Excellent Breakdown of History/Politics of Energy
Oil, EV, renewables, developed and developing countries. A history of global oil and it's political effect. An overview of where we are today and ideas on where we're headed. As someone looking for a realistic take on the current state of energy, not optimistic or pessimistic, this really ticks all the boxes. Also great writing and performance, I listened to the whole thing in less than 2 days- was great.
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- Ron van Wachem
- 2021-12-14
Learned a lot
Everyone needs to read this book gives a great perspective on many different areas of the world and how important energy is to all of us.
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- Ed Ho
- 2022-05-06
An energy transition must read!
I have read a lot of books on the energy transition over the last couple of years and this one is by far the best. Excellent narration. fantastic content and very well told story
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- Patricia Piironen
- 2021-12-24
Interesting and relevant
The world of oil and gas so well researched and logically pulled together - hard to put down and then to realize it was over. l
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- Marc
- 2021-01-05
Wow!
Up to date, highly informative's book on energy from shale gaz to electric cars. A page turner and a must read.
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- Xander Evans
- 2023-01-03
Not as good as the Quest
I found the Quest was more insightful. The New Map didn’t contribute that much more context.
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