About Daniel Yergin

Daniel Yergin, one of the most influential energy scholars and energy experts in the world, has now recently released The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, a book that discusses modern demands on the energy industry. In the book, Daniel Yergin explains how the energy market drives economic and political change. Beginning with a discussion of the energy sources that built the world as we know it, The Quest then delves into the new resources available and describes the fierce energy competition that has arisen over in tthe past decades., which will determine the energy mix of the future. Control of energy, writes Yergin, equates to power and wealth, making the race to find the newest energy sources a relentlesscutthroat contest.

Recognized Hailed as a great narrative writer and storyteller, Daniel Yergin wrote The Quest to read as a gripping narrativemore like a novel than an essay. He takes the reader insidetells the insider stories about the oil market and the new sources like shale gas, the companies and governments making key decisions, as well as renewables and coal. He explains how the modern wind and solar industries developed and survived the “valley of death” to become global businesses., the corporations behind oil, and new developments in coal, natural gas, and renewables. Readers travel from the jammedcrowded streets of Beijing to the shores of the Caspian Sea, to the the high-tension world of venture capital instruggles of Silicon Valley, learning how past and present decisions shape the future of energy.

The Quest continues the story begun in The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power, for which Daniel Yergin won the Pulitzer Prize. A number-one bestseller, The Prize became a television series that aired on PBS and BBC. It explores the subject of geopolitics and oil, laying the groundwork for The Quest, which has an even wider canvas and truly gives us a view of our world and its future.

Throughout his career, Daniel Yergin has demonstrated a deep understanding of energy in its many dimensions – from the rivalry of nations to how we live our daily lives. served as an advisor and analyst in several positions related to the energy industry. He is the founder of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, now part of IHS, and the Vice Chairman of IHS. More information about the author and his work may be found at www.DanielYergin.com.