WEBINAR ON “ENERGY TRANSITION” KICKS OFF NUSACC’S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY YEAR

Dr. Daniel Yergin Leads Wide-Ranging Discussion Covering Geopolitics, “The Big Three,” Renewables, Climate Change, Technological Innovation & Disruption, and the Impact of the Pandemic

Yergin’s Most Recent Volume – The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations – Selected as “Book of the Year” ​

​The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) kicked off its golden anniversary year with a webinar featuring Dr. Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer prize-winning author of four books dealing with energy issues. The webinar featured a wide-ranging discussion that revolved around Yergin’s latest book, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations. The New Map has already been recognized as a “Book of the Year” by National Public Radio and USA Today, as well as “Book of the Year” by Bloomberg Surveillance.

This was the first event in NUSACC’s new “Thought Leader Series” of webinars, and the response from NUSACC stakeholders was excellent. More than 400 business leaders and senior government officials participated in the webinar, which included stakeholders in 40 nations around the globe. NUSACC was also pleased to showcase some of its partners, including the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the Union of Arab Chambers, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, and the World Trade Center of Utah.

In his opening remarks, Yergin explained why he wrote The New Map. He said, “It was the degree to which the world had changed in so many different ways over half a decade, in terms of energy, in terms of geopolitics, in terms of relations between U.S. and China, and in terms of changes in the Middle East region. All of those things came together, with technology continually changing and, of course, with the COVID-19 pandemic on top of that.”

He went on to say, “It seems to me that we are in a new terrain, and we need a map. So, that’s what led me to write The New Map – to provide some framework for thinking and understanding about where these changes are leading us. I hope it provides both for 2021 and beyond.”

David Hamod, NUSACC’s President & CEO, asked Yergin about the three most important ‘takeaways’ from The New Map. Yergin replied, “Number one is the change in geopolitics, particularly the relationship between the U.S. and China. This is very important, obviously, to the Middle East region, because of security arrangements with the United States, and China is a large market. The Arab world doesn’t want to choose between the USA and China, nor do Arab countries want to be caught in the middle.”

Download and read the full NUSACC Press Release here.