Includes:notes,bibliography and index.

Russia returns -- The Caspian derby -- Across the Caspian -- "Supermajors" -- The petro-state -- Aggregate disruption -- War in Iraq -- The demand shock -- China's rise -- China in the fast lane -- Is the world running out of oil? -- Unconventional -- The security of energy -- Shifting sands in the Persian Gulf -- Gas on water -- The natural gas revolution -- Alternating currents -- The nuclear cycle -- Breaking the bargain -- Fuel choice -- Glacial change -- The age of discovery -- The road to Rio -- Making a market -- On the global agenda -- In search of consensus -- Rebirth of renewables -- Science experiment -- Alchemy of shining light -- Mystery of wind -- The fifth fuel--efficiency -- Closing the conservation gap -- Carbohydrate man -- Internal fire -- The great electric car experiment -- Conclusion: "A great revolution".