The COVID-19 pandemic came as a force of disruption in a world already struggling with how to satisfy its energy needs, address climate change and cope with new power relationships in a complex new era of energy transition. Will the pandemic hasten or hinder the energy transition. How rapidly can we achieve an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables? What role does energy play in the developing cold wars between the United States on one hand, and Russia and China on the other? Has coronavirus opened a new era for world oil – in a year when oil collapsed? In what ways and to what degree can technological innovation change the future of energy? And finally, is the story of energy’s future also the story of the clashing paths of global powers? How will Biden's energy program fit the new map? If these issues interest you, this SDG is for you!
Week 1. History and development of US fracking; the changing equation's impact on manufacturing
and becoming a gas exporter. Chapters 1 - 4
Week 2. Revolution with LNG, the politics of crude oil exports and how oil rebalanced geopolitics
Chapters 5 - 8
Week 3. Russia leverages oil and gas. Chapters 9 - 11
Week 4. Snowden, sanctions and pushback. Chapters 12 - 14
Week 5. Putin turns to China and China turns to the South China Sea. Chapters 15 - 20
Week 6. Causes of collision in the South China Sea; how leaders passed and failed the tests, and
infrastructure bribes. Chapters 21 - 25
Week 7 Arab Spring. Chapters 26 - 31
Week 8. Rise of the 'Eastern Med', price of oil, the Bigfoot of Saudi Arabia and Covid. Chapters 32 - 36
Week 9. My Tesla and my solar roof. Chapters 37 - 40
Week 10 New energy technology - the answer? or a fantasy? Chapters 41 - 46
The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin, published September 15, 2020
427 pages
PDFs of additional articles will be sent to participants such as:
An Energy Transition Amidst Great Power Rivalry, Daniel Scholten, et al, Journal of International Affairs, (2020)
Drivers of Climate Security, Louse Van Schaik, et at, Clingendael Institute (2020)
Energy Geopolitics, Han, Wenke, et al, Atlantic Council (2021)
Making it #Doable, Dan Smith, et al, Clingendael Institute (2019)
Optimistic Prospect for US Climate Policy in the Biden Administration, Mark Edler, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (2021)
Russia's role in the Middle East - a grand plan or opportunism?, Wojciech Michnik, New Eastern Europe, (2019)
What is Effective Climate Adaptation?, Sejal Patel, et al, International Institute for Environment and Development (2020)