Ripple Effects of the Shale Gas Boom in the U.S.: Shift in the Balance of Energy Resources, Technology Deployment, Climate Policies, Energy Markets, Geopolitics and Policy Development

Huge quantities of unconventional U.S. shale gas augur nothing less than a shift in the global order. An appraisal of global energy trends suggests that the U.S., at the cusp of attaining energy self-sufficiency, should lean more toward a strategy of maintaining energy stability than wielding its new clout in the service of broader geopolitical or economic objectives.