The Global Energy Transition

Published: Aug. 24, 2021, 7:55 p.m.

This week on Babel, Jon talks with Daniel Yergin, the vice-chairman of\xa0IHS\xa0Markit\xa0and author of the new book,\xa0The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations.\xa0They discuss the global energy transition and the longevity of oil, the effects of the shale revolution on U.S. foreign policy, and how states such as China will think about energy security moving forward. Then, Jon Natasha Hall, and Danny Sharp continue the conversation about the energy transition and its implications for oil producers in the Middle East.\xa0\n\nJon Alterman, "A New Revolution in the Middle East," CSIS, July 22, 2021.\n\nDaniel Yergin, \u201cHow will the pandemic affect the sprint away from fossil fuels?\u201d\xa0The Guardian, October 8, 2020.\xa0\n\nDaniel Yergin, \u201cHow the shale revolution has redrawn the global political map,\u201d\xa0The Dallas Morning News, September 20, 2020.\xa0\n\nDaniel Yergin, \u201cThe New Geopolitics of Energy,\u201d\xa0The Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2020.\xa0\n\nEpisode Transcript, "The Global Energy Transition," CSIS, August 24, 2021.