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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792705203321

Titolo

The geopolitics of global energy : the new cost of plenty / / edited by Timothy C. Lehmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-62637-649-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Advances in International Political Economy

Disciplina

333.79

Soggetti

Energy development - Political aspects

Energy security - Political aspects

Energy industries - Political aspects

Geopolitics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- 1 The Geopolitics of Global Energy -- 2 The Changing Geopolitics of Oil and Gas -- 3 Oil’s New Reality -- 4 Oil Elites and Transnational Alliances -- 5 The Scramble for Arctic Oil and Natural Gas -- 6 The US Energy Complex: The Price of Independence -- 7 China’s Resource Drive into the South China Sea -- 8 Germany’s Transition to Renewable Energy -- 9 Energy Transitions in Japan -- 10 The New Cost of Plenty -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

Sommario/riassunto

In the all-encompassing energy realm, powerful state and private actors determine which of the world's many energy resources are developed . and how societies are molded to accommodate those decisions. The authors of The Geopolitics of Global Energy delve into the energy realm, identifying the infrastructure investments of today that are shaping the use patterns and political dependencies of tomorrow. They explore as well, the prospects for change to more sustainable and democratically accountable forms of energy.