Natural Resources and Energy
Basic Strategy of Major Countries and Future
Publication Date: April 2023
List Price 3,740 JPY (10% consumption tax included)
ISBN：9784492444726 / Size：H210mm × W148mm / Softcover / 396 pages
The author served as a counselor of the Cabinet Secretariat in Japan. This book is based on lectures he gave at Waseda University.
This book comprehensively overviews the world's natural resources and energy.
It is the best textbook to understand the energy strategies of the resource superpower Russia, which is toying with the international community, Europe, which is rushing to de-Russia, the United States in the shale revolution, China, and India. It also provides an understanding of global warming, renewable energy, and other global issues.
Overview
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Popular lectures at Waseda University are now available in book form! Energy geopolitics, environmental issues, and new energy. This is an excellent overview book to learn about natural resources and energy worldwide and Japan.
Popular lectures at Waseda University are now available in book form! Energy geopolitics, environmental issues, and new energy. This is an excellent overview book to learn about natural resources and energy worldwide and Japan.
Table of Contents
Introduction
A Perspective on the World's Energy and Natural Resources in Times of Upheaval
Chapter 1
Basic Perspective of Energy Strategy
Chapter 2
Russia: A Super-Resource Power Using Energy as a Weapon to Play with the World
Chapter 3
Germany: Energy Strategy of the Advanced Renewable Energy Nation Shaken by De-Russia
Chapter 4
The United States: Achieving Self-Sufficiency through the Shale Revolution and Changing Energy Diplomacy by Presidents
Chapter 5
China: The World's Largest Consumer of Energy, Deepening Cooperation with Russia, and Dominating the World with Its Renewable Energy Industry
Chapter 6
EU (Europe): Nuclear Power and Natural Gas in the EU Confronting Global Warming and De-Russia
Chapter 7
India: Securing Energy to Support the World's Largest Population and Economic Growth
Chapter 8
Southeast Asia, Australia, and Brazil: Partners in Support of Japan's Energy Security
Chapter 9
The Middle East: The World's Largest Oil Field Region Becoming More Independent and Linked to Russia and China
Chapter 10
Japan: Energy Strategies to Strengthen Security and Industrial Competitiveness in the Face of Threats from Neighboring Countries
End of Chapter
Promotion of GX and Renewable Energies Contributes to National Defense
A Perspective on the World's Energy and Natural Resources in Times of Upheaval
Chapter 1
Basic Perspective of Energy Strategy
Chapter 2
Russia: A Super-Resource Power Using Energy as a Weapon to Play with the World
Chapter 3
Germany: Energy Strategy of the Advanced Renewable Energy Nation Shaken by De-Russia
Chapter 4
The United States: Achieving Self-Sufficiency through the Shale Revolution and Changing Energy Diplomacy by Presidents
Chapter 5
China: The World's Largest Consumer of Energy, Deepening Cooperation with Russia, and Dominating the World with Its Renewable Energy Industry
Chapter 6
EU (Europe): Nuclear Power and Natural Gas in the EU Confronting Global Warming and De-Russia
Chapter 7
India: Securing Energy to Support the World's Largest Population and Economic Growth
Chapter 8
Southeast Asia, Australia, and Brazil: Partners in Support of Japan's Energy Security
Chapter 9
The Middle East: The World's Largest Oil Field Region Becoming More Independent and Linked to Russia and China
Chapter 10
Japan: Energy Strategies to Strengthen Security and Industrial Competitiveness in the Face of Threats from Neighboring Countries
End of Chapter
Promotion of GX and Renewable Energies Contributes to National Defense
Author Profile
Takeo Hirata
Professor, Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University. Director of the Resource Strategy Institute, Waseda University.
Born in Osaka in 1960.
Graduated from Yokohama National University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's J.F. Kennedy School of Government and a Doctor of Engineering (Environmental and Marine Engineering) from the University of Tokyo.
He joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry) in 1982. He served as First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan in Brazil, Director of the Financial Cooperation Office, Trade Policy Bureau, and Director of the Oil and Natural Gas Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy.
During his tenure at the Brazilian Embassy, he participated in global warming and environmental issues early on, including his work at the Japan Secretariat of the First United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in 1992.
In 2007, he began lecturing on natural resources and energy at Waseda University, where he has taught for over 15 years to all faculties.
From 2013 to 2021, he served as a counselor in the Cabinet Secretariat (in charge of resource strategy) in the administrations of Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Kan.
（Information is current at the time of publishing.）
Professor, Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University. Director of the Resource Strategy Institute, Waseda University.
Born in Osaka in 1960.
Graduated from Yokohama National University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's J.F. Kennedy School of Government and a Doctor of Engineering (Environmental and Marine Engineering) from the University of Tokyo.
He joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry) in 1982. He served as First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan in Brazil, Director of the Financial Cooperation Office, Trade Policy Bureau, and Director of the Oil and Natural Gas Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy.
During his tenure at the Brazilian Embassy, he participated in global warming and environmental issues early on, including his work at the Japan Secretariat of the First United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in 1992.
In 2007, he began lecturing on natural resources and energy at Waseda University, where he has taught for over 15 years to all faculties.
From 2013 to 2021, he served as a counselor in the Cabinet Secretariat (in charge of resource strategy) in the administrations of Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Kan.
（Information is current at the time of publishing.）
