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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lehmann, Timothy C., editor.

Series:

Advances in International Political Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy development--Political aspects.

Energy development.

Energy security--Political aspects.

Energy security.

Energy industries--Political aspects.

Energy industries.

Geopolitics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-649-2

OCLC:

983733363