1st Edition
The Global Game of Coal Retreat, Resurgence and Eventual Retreat
By Gulshan Dietl
Copyright 2025
228 Pages
by
Routledge India
228 Pages
by
Routledge India
228 Pages
by
Routledge India
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Coal occupies a large share in the global energy basket. This book explores the ‘coal game’ within the context of shifting energy geopolitics, the ‘resource war’, and the debates over climate change and energy security.
Politics is a prime arena for game playing. Collaboration, competition, confrontation, and their combinations are ingredients in bilateral and multilateral dealings. The book... Read more
Prologue: Coal and the Coal Miners PART 1 - Coal Exporters 1. US: Build Back Better World to the Inflation Reduction Act 2. Russia: From the Soviet Era to the War on Ukraine 3. Australia: Ferocious Weather and Fractious Politics PART 2 - Coal Importers 4. China: Dirty Coal versus Blue Skies 5. India: Coal and the Coal Gate PART 3 - Consequences and Conclusions 6. Consequences for the Environment and Humans 7. Prescriptions, Policies and the World Tomorrow Epilogue
Biography
Gulshan Dietl retired as a professor at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, where she also served as the director of the Gulf Studies Programme and the chairperson of the Centre for West Asian and African Studies. She has held several international positions and fellowships.
