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Daniel Yergin is an American author, energy expert, and economic historian. He co-founded Cambridge Energy Research Associates and is known for his influential works on global energy markets and geopolitics.
Known for: The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
Books by Daniel Yergin
The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
In The New Map, Daniel Yergin explains how energy remains one of the deepest forces shaping global power, even as climate concerns, new technologies, and political rivalry redraw the world order. This...
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
This Pulitzer Prize–winning book traces the history of the global oil industry from its 19th-century origins to the late 20th century, exploring how oil shaped economies, politics, and wars. Yergin pr...
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
A comprehensive history of the global oil industry, tracing its development from the 19th century to the late 20th century. The book explores the political, economic, and technological forces that sha...
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
The Quest is Daniel Yergin’s sweeping exploration of the energy systems that power modern life and the political, economic, and technological struggles that surround them. Moving far beyond a simple h...
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The Shale Revolution Redrew American Power
One technological breakthrough can overturn assumptions that once looked permanent. That is the lesson of the U.S. shale revolution, which transformed America from a country widely expected to become more dependent on imported energy into one of the world’s leading oil and gas producers. Through adv...
From The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
Russia Uses Energy as Strategic Leverage
Energy exports can function like an extension of foreign policy. Yergin presents Russia as a clear example of this reality. Oil and gas are not merely sources of revenue for Moscow; they are instruments of influence, state power, and geopolitical positioning. Russia’s vast pipeline network, especial...
From The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
China’s Energy Rise Shapes Global Competition
A nation’s hunger for energy can become a blueprint for its rise. In Yergin’s account, China’s expanding role in the energy system is central to the new global map. As China industrialized, urbanized, and lifted hundreds of millions of people into higher living standards, its appetite for oil, gas, ...
From The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
The Middle East Faces Reinvention Pressures
Regions built on hydrocarbons eventually confront the question of what comes next. Yergin shows that the Middle East remains central to global energy, yet its future is no longer defined solely by oil dominance. The region still holds some of the world’s most important reserves and remains crucial t...
From The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
Europe’s Energy Dilemma Is Strategic Too
The pursuit of cleaner energy does not eliminate geopolitical risk; it can rearrange it. Yergin portrays Europe as a region caught between ambitious climate goals, industrial competitiveness, and dependence on imported energy. Europe has been one of the strongest advocates for decarbonization, renew...
From The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
Climate Policy Is Reshaping Energy Markets
The energy future is no longer driven by economics and geology alone; policy has become a market force in its own right. Yergin explains that climate change has moved from the margins of energy debate to the center of national and corporate decision-making. Governments are setting emissions targets,...
From The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
About Daniel Yergin
Daniel Yergin is an American author, energy expert, and economic historian. He co-founded Cambridge Energy Research Associates and is known for his influential works on global energy markets and geopolitics.
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