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BERKELEY INSTITUTE FOR JEWISHFALL LAW 2015 AND COURSES ISRAEL STUDIES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A hub for student, faculty, and community engagement at the University of California, Berkeley BUILDING THE SOLAR REVOLUTION IN FRONTIER ECONOMIES: SUPPPORTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ISRAEL AND AFRICA Yosef Abramowitz, President and CEO of Energiya Global Capital, Co-founder of the Arava Power Company March 8th, 2016|5:30 PM Reception, 6 PM Lecture| B100 Blum Center, Plaza Level The clash at the Paris Climate Conference between developed and developing nations, which sunk the Copenhagen Climate Conference, was navigated deftly and miraculously, with the possibility that billions of people could soon benefit from green power. Yosef Abramowitz, a pioneer of Israel’s and Africa’s solar industries, and a member of Israel’s negotiating team at Paris, will discuss a break-thru model of de- coupling GDP growth from emissions growth, using the case studies of solar power in the Arava region and in Rwanda as windows into the future of green energy and development. Join Mr. Abramowitz, a.k.a., “Captain Sunshine”, as he unfolds a plan of how to successfully beat back climate change while fighting poverty. Yosef Abramowitz is the Co-founder of the Arava Power Company and now serves as CEO and President of Energiya Global. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Jewish Public Policy from Boston University, and a Master of Arts in Magazine Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1991. Mr. Abramowitz became a major social and environmental entrepreneur and was named one of the top six Green Pioneers worldwide by CNN. RSVP HERE Or email us at [email protected].

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