With the kind sponsorship of the Commonwealth Journalists Association, the IPRD cordially invites you to an exclusive book launch for A User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilization: And How to Save It (Pluto/Macmillan, 2010) by Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, IPRD Executive Director

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Location: The House of Lords, Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster, SW1A. Access via St. Stephens entrance

Time: Wednesday, 8 December 2010 · 6:00pm – 8:00pm  (please allow for at least 30 min to get through security)

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Event hosted by life peer, Lord Nazir Ahmed

Dr. Ahmed will present the findings of his new book on the converging crises of climate change, energy depletion, food insecurity, economic meltdown, international terrorism, war, and state-militarization

Joining Dr. Ahmed on the panel will be:

Dr. Jeremy Leggett, UK Industry Task Force on Peak Oil & Energy Security, CEO of Solarcentury, author of Half Gone

David Wasdell, lead scientist on feedback dynamics of coupled complex systems for the European Commission’s Global System Dynamics & Policies project, accredited expert-reviewer for the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report

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About A User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilization:

“A very worthwhile read for policymakers everywhere.” Rt. Hon Michael Meacher MP – UK Minister of State for the Environment (1997-2003); Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security (1975-79); Under-Secretary of State for Industry (1974-75)

“Dense, brilliant and frightening. [Ahmed] has connected the dots… a truly impressive book.” Bruce L. Fisher, Director, Center for Economics and Policy Studies, State University of New York

“A staggeringly comprehensive bird’s-eye view of the gaping cracks that are appearing in global industrial civilization… If you want to understand why the world is coming apart at the seams and what we can do to lay the foundations for a sane, peaceful, and sustainable society, read this book.” Richard Heinberg – Senior Fellow, Post-Carbon Institute; author The Party’s Over, Powerdown and Peak Everything