Book Review ESADEgeo.
ESADEgeo-CENTER FOR GLOBAL ECONOMY AND GEOPOLITICS
Yergin tells a story about how our modern energy world developed, how it has evolved over time and how it is shaping our future. This book is about the quest for the energy on which our society so completely relies and the security it provides, but it is also about the quest for a better environment in an ever-changing world in which carbon and climate change are one of the biggest challenges of our future, where technology will certainly be key to finding solutions to those challenges. The author reveals the biggest resource we have at our disposal, which will also determine the future of world energy: human creativity. Yergin tackles three fundamental questions: 1) Will enough energy be available to satisfy the world’s growing appetite? 2) How are the renewed uncertainty and insecurity about energy going to affect its whole system and how can it be protected? 3) What consequences is the new environmental consciousness –including climate change– going to have and how will it impact the future of energy? According to Yergin, we might not have all of the answers to these questions, but once thing is certain: innovation will be critical.
