The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
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Summary
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize and The Quest reveals how climate battles and energy revolutions are mapping our future
A new type of Cold War is emerging。 The global order is being simultaneously shaken by climate change and the shale revolution in oil and gas。 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 increasingly supplants fossil fuels。
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。
A new type of Cold War is emerging。 The global order is being simultaneously shaken by climate change and the shale revolution in oil and gas。 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 increasingly supplants fossil fuels。
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。
Reviews
L。A。 Starks
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Excellent， detailed overview of energy sources and the power struggle between countries over this vital factor of civilization。 The complexity of the Middle East is especially well explained。One of Yergin's key concluding points is that thermal fuels （coal， natural gas， oil） comprise 80% of all energy and so won't， can't be displaced tomorrow without an exorbitant cost the citizens of most countries are unwilling or unable to pay。 Yergin points out that the qualities of thermal fuels to generate Excellent， detailed overview of energy sources and the power struggle between countries over this vital factor of civilization。 The complexity of the Middle East is especially well explained。One of Yergin's key concluding points is that thermal fuels （coal， natural gas， oil） comprise 80% of all energy and so won't， can't be displaced tomorrow without an exorbitant cost the citizens of most countries are unwilling or unable to pay。 Yergin points out that the qualities of thermal fuels to generate electricity （energy density so no need for large capital to concentrated the energy， reliably available， no need for battery storage （and its associated massive mining）， and no need for full-scale replacement baseload backup） are absent in the use of wind， hydropower， and solar。 Moreover， the original renewables （wood， dung， charcoal） still in use by up to 3 billion people who don't have electricity and so must burn them inside for heat and cooking are health-damaging， especially due to smoke inhalation and lung infections。Highly recommended to all non-fiction readers interested in regional political power， large-scale engineering， and energy at the global level。 。。。more
Jeffrey Cavanaugh
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A workmanlike discussion of contemporary trends in the global energy system that lacks much of the storytelling panache seen in Yergin’s earlier works on this subject。
Luis Brudna
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Gostaria que o tema 'clima' estivesse presente desde o início do livro。 Gostaria que o tema 'clima' estivesse presente desde o início do livro。 。。。more
Ernie
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Easy writing， such a good read， especially for a topic that has so much technical complexity and complicated cross border international relations and history！ Highly recommend for anyone also deep into the climate topic as energy is a substantial part of understanding how the world can change for the future
Patryk
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Must read for someone interested in energy and global markets。
Dennis Murphy
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The New Map: Energy， Climate， and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin is a very good survey on the intersection of modern geopolitics， innovation， and the energy sector。 The book is organized into geographic area and theme， and within each area and theme there are survey-level introductions to a particular event， political dynamic， trend， or technology。 It is a book that was disrupted by the pandemic， as it is clear that there are sections of the book that were added in， or altered slightly， i The New Map: Energy， Climate， and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin is a very good survey on the intersection of modern geopolitics， innovation， and the energy sector。 The book is organized into geographic area and theme， and within each area and theme there are survey-level introductions to a particular event， political dynamic， trend， or technology。 It is a book that was disrupted by the pandemic， as it is clear that there are sections of the book that were added in， or altered slightly， in order to meet the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic。 The overall framework of the book leans heavily into the return of great power competition。 Indeed， this is largely what he means by Clash of Nations， though it also includes other clashes as well。 The book is divided into a focus on the US， Russia， China， the Middle East， Technology， and miscellaneous things related to the Climate and Climate Change。 While each section gets a decent amount of focus， the Middle East looms large in this book - no surprise from Yergin。 That's also not really a bad thing， but I do wish Yergin spent some time thinking through the negative repercussions of some of the stuff he highlights with regards to technology and renewables。 Give it a go， if you're interested about energy and international politics。 90/100 。。。more
Abhishek Kumar
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A decent book- with a simple narrative around geo-politics in various regions。 And the role of energy in this。
Sarah
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This book was a feat， encompassing all of the key themes of modern history that make the present what it is today。 Yergin deftly reveals the ways geopolitics， energy， macroeconomics and industry， and technological innovation are inextricably bound to one another， and how these ties impact everyday life from world leaders and industry execs， to entrepreneurs， to every day people wanting to get from point A to point B。 I don’t think I ever thought I’d read （listen） to a book that talked as adeptly This book was a feat， encompassing all of the key themes of modern history that make the present what it is today。 Yergin deftly reveals the ways geopolitics， energy， macroeconomics and industry， and technological innovation are inextricably bound to one another， and how these ties impact everyday life from world leaders and industry execs， to entrepreneurs， to every day people wanting to get from point A to point B。 I don’t think I ever thought I’d read （listen） to a book that talked as adeptly about the complexities of conflict in the Middle East， as about Elon Musk and the rise of the electric vehicle。 I feel I’ve come away from this book definitely with more knowledge， and a better understanding of how the world around me works。 。。。more
John Carey
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Daniel Yergin writes from a cool-headed， realist viewpoint。 He isn't the visionary that will change the world。 Instead he sounds like your dad's fiscally conservative friend raising points that deflate your vision。 And even though he thinks almost strictly along political and economic lines， his points are not easily dismissible。 For Yergin， events like Greta Thunberg and Standing Rock protests are minor distractions to the 4D chess game countries play with each other over energy politics。 The s Daniel Yergin writes from a cool-headed， realist viewpoint。 He isn't the visionary that will change the world。 Instead he sounds like your dad's fiscally conservative friend raising points that deflate your vision。 And even though he thinks almost strictly along political and economic lines， his points are not easily dismissible。 For Yergin， events like Greta Thunberg and Standing Rock protests are minor distractions to the 4D chess game countries play with each other over energy politics。 The story that Yergin weaves over these games is breathtaking。 He invokes an insane number of current and historical events。 From the creation of Israel to the impeachment of Donald Trump， he traces it all back to these games。 This would have been a five star book except Yergin completely ignored the "new maps" brought by climate change e。g。 rising sea levels， the role drought had in the Syrian Civil War， etc。 Some of his thoughts on climate change were very interesting， especially his carbon budget analogy， but to not even mention these "new maps" seemed like a glaring omission。 Still what was included was eye-opening。 The explanatory power of this book will stay with me for a long time。 。。。more
Matteo Villotta
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Definitely recommended。 Great insight into current world map looking through the lens of energy needs and availability for each country。 It could have been even better with few more charts and maps。
Richard Muthua
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3。5。 The last chapter section of the book is particularly good at summing up the challenges of the next few decades
Hill Krishnan
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1。 Peak oil was falsified。2。 Russians need market and Chinese need fuel3。 India Energy transition: solar & wind4。 Climate change—Paris accords5。 NEW COLD WAR—pivot to Asia 6。 Shale oil: coupling technologies: shale vertical fracking with horizontal drilling 7。 2012-2025: creating $1。6 TRILLION shale revenue in the US。8。 Even Chinese established manufacturing plant in US because of cheap fuel。9。 Thucydides trap。10。 China changing from export driven to consumer driven economy。 11。 2014 with ppp Ch 1。 Peak oil was falsified。2。 Russians need market and Chinese need fuel3。 India Energy transition: solar & wind4。 Climate change—Paris accords5。 NEW COLD WAR—pivot to Asia 6。 Shale oil: coupling technologies: shale vertical fracking with horizontal drilling 7。 2012-2025: creating $1。6 TRILLION shale revenue in the US。8。 Even Chinese established manufacturing plant in US because of cheap fuel。9。 Thucydides trap。10。 China changing from export driven to consumer driven economy。 11。 2014 with ppp China is the no。 1 economy。 But exchange rate America is。12。 China problem: Imports 75% of oil。 US become No。1 in 2018–self sufficient！13。 China and USA spend 50% of the world’s military budget。14。 South China Sea is crucial: 80% of China’s oil goes through it。15。 Even though “territorial waters” go 12 miles from shore， EEZ （exclusive economic zone）—200 miles from shore。 Most countries it’s economic rights （fish in the water， gas and minerals in the sea bed） but Chinese contend in that zone who passes through it！ That’s US v。 China！16。 Back to power politics after terrorism threats。17。 Kazakhstan and oil。 。。。more
Michael McDonnell
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A magisterial book。
Denis Vasilev
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Узнал много нового о том， как развивалась добыча сланцевой нефти и как это сильно поменяло политику。 Интересный взгляд на современную политику， включающий и последние события， такие как арабская весна， война в Сирии， расцвет электрического транспорта и эпидемия ковида。
Bill
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If you are interested in the history of oil， energy any the impact upon the world a great read。
Payal Patel
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A must read for anyone in the energy industry
Christina
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Very interesting， but a challenging read because it covers so many elements—some of which peak my interest more than others。 More of an academic/industry publication。
Roman
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Unlike Yergin's prior two books on the energy industry， this one focuses primarily on the geopolitics of oil producers （CIS， ME and the USA） and the rise of China。 When compared to his previous books， The Prize is above and beyond his best work - a true epic。 The Quest is a great follow up， but a step down from The Prize and The New Map often feels like a supplement to The Quest。 That said， all three are incredible as a set and I highly recommend working through all of Yergin if you're intereste Unlike Yergin's prior two books on the energy industry， this one focuses primarily on the geopolitics of oil producers （CIS， ME and the USA） and the rise of China。 When compared to his previous books， The Prize is above and beyond his best work - a true epic。 The Quest is a great follow up， but a step down from The Prize and The New Map often feels like a supplement to The Quest。 That said， all three are incredible as a set and I highly recommend working through all of Yergin if you're interested in obtaining a rounded knowledge of the energy industry。 。。。more
Borislav Boev
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Very good book with in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the global energy map。 Yergin once again covers wide range of topics， emphasizing the importance of geopolitics when it comes to the energy map。 His analysis combines details from the key energy regions throughout the world and the ambitions of the newcomers in the new energy map。 The challenges associated with the energy transition are well explained by specific examples and cases that need to be addressed by policy makers。This book is a m Very good book with in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the global energy map。 Yergin once again covers wide range of topics， emphasizing the importance of geopolitics when it comes to the energy map。 His analysis combines details from the key energy regions throughout the world and the ambitions of the newcomers in the new energy map。 The challenges associated with the energy transition are well explained by specific examples and cases that need to be addressed by policy makers。This book is a must for everyone from the academic fields to the politicians in charge of energy policy making。 。。。more
Eric
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I don't like our current fossil fuel driven reality。 But not liking something doesn't change its reality。 Yergin covers many topics that I was familiar with， but with more context and depth。 Proposing simple solutions or chanting naive slogans won't change anything - the situation is more complex than that。 I appreciated Yergin's tentative forays into alternative energy options and how they might impact the energy map as we push into the middle of the 21st century。 Let's hope that he's wrong and I don't like our current fossil fuel driven reality。 But not liking something doesn't change its reality。 Yergin covers many topics that I was familiar with， but with more context and depth。 Proposing simple solutions or chanting naive slogans won't change anything - the situation is more complex than that。 I appreciated Yergin's tentative forays into alternative energy options and how they might impact the energy map as we push into the middle of the 21st century。 Let's hope that he's wrong and better solutions are available on faster timescales， as his realities also inform other， environmental， realities。 Just because we "can't" fix it， doesn't mean we're not f*cked。 。。。more
Josh Goodman
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I learnt a lot about the world of fossil fuel geopolitics and economics in a way that makes you think we should all know this。 The lengthy section on the Middle East was one of my favourite deep dives into the region's history - something I love reading about。 （I would recommend this book for this reason enough。 The power dynamics between all the players and Islamic sects is drawn out incredibly well。） I learnt a lot about the world of fossil fuel geopolitics and economics in a way that makes you think we should all know this。 The lengthy section on the Middle East was one of my favourite deep dives into the region's history - something I love reading about。 （I would recommend this book for this reason enough。 The power dynamics between all the players and Islamic sects is drawn out incredibly well。） 。。。more
samrath patidar
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Great book！Detail study of geopolitics around crude oil， history of arab nations， growth of electric vehicles and future of energy。
A Man Called Ove
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Daniel Yergin is not a one book per year （or 2 years） type of non-fiction author。 After his superb The Quest: Energy， Security， and the Remaking of the Modern World which came out in 2011， this book takes stock of the past decade and also tries to explain what is expected in the near future - in the field of energy。 Also， since the past decade has seen a political shift - with populism， nationalism and authoritarianism rising， he has also focused a lot on the effects of politics on the energy se Daniel Yergin is not a one book per year （or 2 years） type of non-fiction author。 After his superb The Quest: Energy， Security， and the Remaking of the Modern World which came out in 2011， this book takes stock of the past decade and also tries to explain what is expected in the near future - in the field of energy。 Also， since the past decade has seen a political shift - with populism， nationalism and authoritarianism rising， he has also focused a lot on the effects of politics on the energy sector。 And every section has a brief lesson on history of the country/region being discussed。 And he has done this without bringing his ideological beliefs to them。The book starts off with America's shale revolution and how it has changed geopolitics。 We move on to Russia under Putin and his changing equations with Ukraine，Europe，Iran and China。 Both these sections were v。goodSurprisingly， I think the section on China focused more than needed on the South China Sea and Belt and Road initiatives than energy。 But I enjoyed reading them nonetheless。 And the section on Middle East was the perfect mix of history， politics and energy。 And for the first time I understood why the West rushes to impose sanctions on Iran while treating the Saudi Arabia as an ally。The final 2 sections focused on electric vehicles， Mobility-as-a-service AKA Uber & co。 and climate change。 As in the prev book， I think the author was not too optimistic on us being zero-carbon soon。An excellent read especially given the topic。 。。。more
Zach Church
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The author's capable powers of explanatory writing and surface-level narrative are undermined by the fact that this story is familiar to anybody with a moderate interest in energy and world politics and a moderate level of information literacy。 It's really something to read a 130-page section about energy and the Middle East and learn almost nothing new。Perhaps it would be good on a 101 syllabus， but I'd hesitate to give a book so devoid of innovative thinking to our future best and brightest。 A The author's capable powers of explanatory writing and surface-level narrative are undermined by the fact that this story is familiar to anybody with a moderate interest in energy and world politics and a moderate level of information literacy。 It's really something to read a 130-page section about energy and the Middle East and learn almost nothing new。Perhaps it would be good on a 101 syllabus， but I'd hesitate to give a book so devoid of innovative thinking to our future best and brightest。 And considering anybody under the age of 50 in this book comes in for a drubbing and gets their ideas air-quoted as if they aren't even real， I can't imagine college students would want to read it。It's OK to take a sober view of the future。 But there's no excuse for failing to even look for a way to make the future better。 Ultimately， this is a self-congratulatory read for neocons who are hostile to an energized， mobilized， and smart generation of people who literally want to save the world。Captains of industry， heads of states， their hangers-on， lackeys， and apologists: they will all love it。--postscript， this kind of writing struck me as needlessly blustery for an analyst， as if Tom Clancy got a crack at an edit: "Dismissing Trump as a 'gambler' in 2018， [Qassem Soleimani] had messaged the president， 'You know how powerful we are in asymmetrical warfare。 Come， we are waiting for you。' But now they were waiting for him。" 。。。more
Kevin Krom
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Good breakdown of the history of the O&G industry。 There was a TON of context that most people outside the industry don’t see and it’s a good reminder that it’s not as simple as “O&G bad & boils oceans”。 A good reminder of the geopolitical significance that the industry has over the economy。 I think they missed an opportunity to shine a light on how the sausage is made。。。 They just kinda talk about how important these companies are to governments without talking about the unsavory practices that Good breakdown of the history of the O&G industry。 There was a TON of context that most people outside the industry don’t see and it’s a good reminder that it’s not as simple as “O&G bad & boils oceans”。 A good reminder of the geopolitical significance that the industry has over the economy。 I think they missed an opportunity to shine a light on how the sausage is made。。。 They just kinda talk about how important these companies are to governments without talking about the unsavory practices that got us to this point。 Another problem I had with this book is one of their arguments for why we cannot go fully sustainable is， “we’ve invested a ton into extraction infra and it would be catastrophic to just let those loans expire”。 Is that an argument？ Sure。 It’s Akin to saying， “we’ve invested a ton in OxyContin or all these asbestos plants and need our ROI！”… ROI isn’t going to matter much if we don’t have a planet 🌎 I also thought this book was going to be more about climate change and the new climate initiatives… this book is very much a book written by a very well known oil and gas， pro business personality。 I should have done my research better but a good read nonetheless。 。。。more
Sujan Adhikari
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The book has well explained how oil and gas is shaping our current global energy map and geopolitics。 It is a good read for those interested in geopolitics and energy system of the world。It is very much concentrated on big energy players like Russia， China and USA， especially USA 。In the later portion of the book， writer has explained the need of innovations and technological disruptions to break old energy consumption pattern which still takes some time owing to investment momentum in old fossi The book has well explained how oil and gas is shaping our current global energy map and geopolitics。 It is a good read for those interested in geopolitics and energy system of the world。It is very much concentrated on big energy players like Russia， China and USA， especially USA 。In the later portion of the book， writer has explained the need of innovations and technological disruptions to break old energy consumption pattern which still takes some time owing to investment momentum in old fossil fuel based technologies and governments being pressured from the economic burden brought by corona virus。 。。。more
Eddie Chua
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Our daily lives are all depends on energy; whether it oil or electricity。 Thus， the question would always be who is the provider and what source is it of， as well as who are the consumers？ In this century， there had been major breakthrough， which led to changes about the distribution， pricing and source of energy， which in turn changed who is in control。 The top producers of oil， at point of writing is US， Saudi and Russia。 As the world attempt to shift to alternate energy sources， would the top Our daily lives are all depends on energy; whether it oil or electricity。 Thus， the question would always be who is the provider and what source is it of， as well as who are the consumers？ In this century， there had been major breakthrough， which led to changes about the distribution， pricing and source of energy， which in turn changed who is in control。 The top producers of oil， at point of writing is US， Saudi and Russia。 As the world attempt to shift to alternate energy sources， would the top 3 remain？ Many factors to me are still unknown， though it is interesting to see for the countries that are represented in the top 5 countries for energy producers， how many （and in what percentage） is it state owned。 Free market or state market rules then？ Or as mentioned in the book， free market price for gas （energy）， is it economic or political driven？ The demand of energy is growing， and race to improve alternatives has been underway。 Solar and wind; the clean alternatives are not new， yet the challenge of the past has yet to be resolved; the storage， distribution and consistency production of it。 At this moment， the cost of alternate energy is high， which makes it not lucrative to convert and even invest。 As in basic economics， with mass production could one bring costs down to it lowest value and ripple down to the supply chain。 Plus， changes take time and new energy source means investment in infrastructure among other factors。 Taking reference of introduction of EV cars in Singapore; the rate of change， the planning （schedule） and large investment （with subsidies） needed。 But this book is not just about geopolitics and economics as well， but of environment and technology too。 A book that shows how the world and all mattes is linked by and for energy， and why the desire to control it。 。。。more
Patrick Hanlon
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I quickly lost interest in the early pages of this when Yergin suggested that renewable energies were something from the 1970s and that shale fracking was a significant innovation， or at least the one he would be devoting his attention to in this book。 Whatever may be said about Yergin's expertise on energy seems to be voiced by those who have little interest in the green alternatives available。 A hard pass from me after 500 words。 I quickly lost interest in the early pages of this when Yergin suggested that renewable energies were something from the 1970s and that shale fracking was a significant innovation， or at least the one he would be devoting his attention to in this book。 Whatever may be said about Yergin's expertise on energy seems to be voiced by those who have little interest in the green alternatives available。 A hard pass from me after 500 words。 。。。more
Phil Bowman
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Textbook for Global Issues class。 Pretty good review of a variety of global issues。
husniraof
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