The quest : energy, security and the remaking of the modern world /
by Daniel Yergin.
- New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
- ix, 804 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
Part 1: The new world of oil. Russia returns ; The Caspian derby ; Across the Caspian ; "Supermajors" ; The petro-state ; Aggregate disruption ; War in Iraq ; The demand shock ; China's rise ; China in the fast lane -- Part 2: Securing the supply. Is the world running out of oil? ; Unconventional ; The security of energy ; Shifting sands in the Persian Gulf ; Gas on water ; The natural gas revolution -- Part 3: The electric age. Alternating currents ; The nuclear cycle ; Breaking the bargain ; Fuel choice -- Part 4: Climate and carbon. Glacial change ; The age of discovery ; The road to Rio ; Making a market ; On the global agenda ; In search of consensus -- Part 5: New energies. Rebirth of renewables ; Science experiment ; Alchemy of shining light ; Mystery of wind ; The fifth fuel - efficiency ; Closing the conservation gap -- Part 6: Road to the future. Carbohydrate man ; Internal fire ; The great electric car experiment -- Conclusion: "A great revolution".
9781594202834
2011013100
Primera Jornada de Catalogacion. Recursos energéticos--Aspectos políticos. Moneda--Aspectos políticos. Globalización. Power resources--Political aspects. Money--Political aspects. Globalization.