The Modern World of Energy, Politics and Power
Dan Yergin continues to tell his story of the greatest saga of our times - about the world intersection of oil, gas, politics and energy. In " The New Map: Energy, Politics and the Clash of Nations, Yergin gives a crash course on the way the wold now works, from seismic changes in the prices of oil and gas to the search for new sources of energy in nuclear, solar and wind . The "New Map" is a valuable history lesson for anyone interested in how these forces work together, with particular relevance to Russia and the Ukraine.
Top Recommendation for January
The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations, by Daniel Yergin (2022 - 520 pp)
Daniel Yergin is one of America's foremost experts on energy and energy policy. He has already written two great books on the history of oil, The Prize and The Quest. The New Map is an education on the geopolitics of oil and gas in the world over the past 10 years and is an invaluable step toward bringing us all up to speed on new technologies such as wind and solar.