The New Map

A new type of Cold War is emerging between China and the West. . The global order is being simultaneously shaken by climate change and the shale revolution in oil and gas - and now by the coronavirus. Controversial fracking technology has given America unprecedented leverage as the world''s leading energy powerhouse, ahead of Saudi Arabia and Russia, upending the chessboard of global politics and changing the psychology of the global economy. Despite being weighed down by sanctions, Russia is pivoting east toward China as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping unite to challenge America and lay claim to almost all of the South China Sea, one of the world''s most critical trade routes. Elsewhere, the map of the Middle East created after World War I is being attacked by ISIS and Iran''s Revolutionary Guards as the region struggles to come to grips with the recent oil price collapse caused by the rise of shale. Oil producers, from the Middle East and Moscow to corporate boardrooms around the world, now fear that peak demand for oil is coming as renewable energy vies with fossil fuels.br>br>The New Map tells a sweeping story about how the role of energy in climate change is shaping geopolitical discussions, challenging our industries and our lifestyles, and accelerating a second energy revolution - the quest for renewables. It also brings realism to the debates over the energy transition.>

Report

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. Bryan Appleyard The Sunday Times

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Yergin, Yergin Daniel
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.10.2021
• EAN: 9780141994635
• ISBN: 978-0-14-199463-5
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Climate Change, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political science & theory, Political Economy, Political, Socio-Economic & Strategic Groupings, Political, socio-economic, cultural and strategic groupings, Energy resources, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business