Book · 2020 · Business & Economics
The New Map
Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
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I have the view that people have had too simple notions of how the energy transition will work. That's one of the things in The New Map. If people read one part of it, read the section on energy transition. It tells you that what we're talking about today is not anything like any other energy transition.
Why people recommend it
The New Map by Daniel Yergin is a comprehensive geopolitical and energy analysis that examines the shifting global landscape of oil, renewables, and great power competition. Daniel Yergin discussed the book extensively on the Dwarkesh Podcast, recommending specifically that readers examine the section on the energy transition to understand why contemporary shifts differ fundamentally from historical precedents. Yergin also shared anecdotes from the book, such as his interactions with Indian Prime Minister Modi, and grouped the work alongside his earlier publications like The Prize and The Quest to emphasize a shared focus on human history, narrative depth, and contingency. Dwarkesh Patel praised this narrative-driven approach, noting that Yergin focuses on detailed accounts of people and events rather than dry statistical production figures. Yergin further used the framework of the book to explain how renewable energy technologies have become deeply entangled with modern geopolitics and international competition. Through these discussions, the book was highlighted as an essential guide for comprehending the complex forces reshaping global energy markets and international relations today.
Every mention
Daniel Yergin I have the view that people have had too simple notions of how the energy transition will work. That's one… 4
“One is in The New Map and you and I have talked about it. It’s the meeting with Prime Minister Modi in India.”
“That sense of contingency, which is such a part of human history, I tried to capture. That is one of the things that made The Prize, The New Map, and The Quest distinctive.”
“Renewables are also now tied up in geopolitics and, in what I call The New Map, the movement to the great power competition.”
“I have the view that people have had too simple notions of how the energy transition will work. That's one of the things in The New Map. If people read one part of it, read the section on energy transition. It tells you that what we're talking about today is not anything like any other energy transition.”
Dwarkesh Patel The Prize especially, but all your books are narratively driven. You have a detailed understanding of peopl… 1
“The Prize especially, but all your books are narratively driven. You have a detailed understanding of people and events and so forth compared to somebody who's just like, "Here's how many barrels are produced in year X. Here's how many barrels are produced in year Y."”
