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Earth Wars
The Battle for Global Resources
Geoff Hiscock (Author)
9781118152881, Wiley
Hardback, published 25 May 2012
286 pages
23.6 x 16.3 x 2.7 cm, 0.54 kg
"This book... will surely achieve great success. This book is recommended." (Plasma Physics Control Fusion, Vol 42, 2000) "... well worth having in one's collection." (Journal of Atmospheric & Solar Terrestrial Physics, Vol 62, 2000)
A fascinating insight into the global battle for our energy future The global competition for scarce natural resources that pits the West against the super-hot economies of China and India, plus a clutch of other contenders including Russia, Brazil, and Indonesia, has become one of the biggest issues facing the world today. Whether it is the rare metal lithium found in salt pans in the Andes, gas from the Caspian Sea, oil off the coast of Brazil, coal from Africa's Zambezi River, or uranium from Kazakhstan, China and India are desperate to ensure the security of their future energy supplies. The same goes for food and water, as contamination and over-use take their toll, the need to provide continued access for the next generation and beyond has increased exponentially. In Earth Wars: The Battle for Global Resources, international business journalist Geoff Hiscock explores the problems, potential solutions, and inevitable tensions in this ongoing scramble for finite natural resources. Going beyond "big power" politics to explore resource ownership and the use of innovative technology to get the most out of them, the book takes a forward-looking approach to this pressing issue. Written in clear, jargon-free language, it tells the global resources story in a fresh and engaging way that anyone can understand. As the economies of China and India grow to challenge those of the West, the battle over natural resources will continue to heat up. Earth Wars looks at this very real problem in-depth, presenting a definitive look at one of the greatest challenges of our time.
Maps vii Introduction xv Chapter 1 The Four Essentials 1 Chapter 2 Geographical Flashpoints 19 Chapter 3 The Key Players 37 Chapter 4 Food and Water 57 Chapter 5 “Going Out” for Energy 73 Chapter 6 Old Coal Still Burning Brightly 91 Chapter 7 Going Nuclear in a Post-Fukushima World 105 Chapter 8 New Energy—Clean, Green, and Expensive 123 Chapter 9 Coppery Red, the Colour of Earth’s True Love 139 Chapter 10 Finding Steel’s Essential Ingredients 155 Chapter 11 U.S. Energy 173 Chapter 12 Japan after the Deluge 189 Chapter 13 BRACQK (Brazil, Russia, Australia, Canada, Qatar, Kazakhstan) Is the New BRIC 203 Chapter 14 The Up and Comers 229 Chapter 15 What Happens Next 243 Conclusion 257 Bibliography 263 Acknowledgments 269 About the Author 273 Index 275
Food, Water, Energy, Metals
The Trouble with Lines on a Map
Diggers, Drillers, and Dealers
Where the Rivers Run
China and India Stake Their Claims
Hail to the Shale
Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, Mexico
A Host of Global Opportunities
A World So Changed
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
