Collapsing oil prices which shake governments and world markets; Middle East oil sheikhs losing control; the clash between rising green power and the world’s oil giants; Paris climate ambitions versus global energy realities; the fiasco of UK (and German) energy policy; the European energy policy confusion; Russian gas ploys; the truth not told about coal expansion, or about nuclear power; China as the decisive factor in world energy.

These are some of the ultra-topical issues which David Howell examines and untangles in Empires in Collision. Interweaving his own experiences as UK Energy Secretary, economist, business consultant and adviser with the great energy upheavals of recent times, Lord Howell shatters some of the myths and misconceptions which stand in the way of a better and more balanced energy future for all.