November 1, 2021

CHINT Solar wins UNIDO award in ‘Sustainable land management’ category

HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CHINT Solar, a leading and fully integrated solar company with upstream module manufacturing capabilities and downstream project development & EPC capabilities, has won an award in the ‘Sustainable land management’ category at UNIDO Global Call for Innovative Solutions in Cleantech and Sustainable Land Management. The jury evaluated that the CHINT 310MW desert photovoltaic power station in Kubuqi, which mainly focuses on solar power generation, has avoided secondary desertification. At the same time, combined with the sustainable management strategy of agricultural planning and ecological management, it has global promotion and application value; Creatively combine the five governance issues of desert, grassland, solar energy, crop planting and poverty reduction, follow the principles of ecological environment governance, propose solutions according to local conditions, and create local employment opportunities through the application of sustainable technology for land / soil governance.

In July 2021, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Convention to combat desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change (UNFCCC), together with FCA, a leading German think tank, were organized to explore and promote innovative technologies and programmes to deal with climate change and promote inclusive, resilient and sustainable economic development Jointly launched the global collection of UNIDO Global Call 2021 for Innovative Solutions in Cleantech and Sustainable Land Management..

Since the official launch of the solicitation, 294 applications have been received from 71 countries on 5 continents. After the evaluation of the judges, four individual champions covering four categories finally stood out from 23 nominated projects.

CHINT 310MW desert photovoltaic power station in Kubuqi, Inner Mongolia was jointly invested by CHINT Solar and Elion Resources Group. The project was started at the historical background of desertification control in China. The Kubuqi project is the first solar desert project in China and is recognized as a landmark project for realizing renewable energy projects in such challenging environment.

Unique concept

CHINT Solar created a new model featuring sand control, farmland cultivation, husbandry, power generation and poverty alleviation. The area of afforestation and sand stabilization is amongst other planted with forage grasses which are resistant to cold, drought, salt and alkali. The drip irrigation under plastic film, the infiltrating irrigation, and other water-saving equipment and technology led to a survival rate of vegetation above 90% and resulted in desertification control and obvious greening effects. The model can now be replicated all over the world.

Besides producing around 14 billion kWh over the 25-year operation period and reducing the CO2 emission by more than 7 million tonnes, 3.000 jobs were created during construction. The project will continue to promote the economic development of the residents around the project site over the project lifetime. The Kubuqi project is a good example that commercial interests can be combined with social and ecological responsibility.

Catalyst for future solar energy projects

Chuan Lu, the chairman of the board and CEO of Zhejiang Chint New Energy Development Co., Ltd, reacts: “It is honoured that CHINT Solar has won the award for such an innovation project. With the waste and sandy land rented from farmers and herdsmen, we adopted remarkable sand control method while building the Solar PV project’s foundation. It has become the benchmark and demonstration desert Solar project in China. With the 310MW Kubuqi solar desert project,- CHINT Solar was able to proof that power generation can be successfully combined with social and ecological responsibility. Such landmark projects will further improve the acceptance of solar around the world and will motivate policy makers to introduce subsidy schemes for such holistic projects.”

About CHINT Solar

CHINT was founded in 1984 and is a leading global provider of smart energy solutions with an extensive business network across over 140 countries with more than 30.000 employees.

In 2006 CHINT Solar was established and is listed at the stock exchange market as one of the top renewable energy companies. CHINT Solar has become a key player in the solar industry with more than 6.000 employees. Besides specializing in crystalline module manufacturing, CHINT Solar is also a leading global downstream project developer being active in project development, financing, realization and operation of solar parks. With over 8GW completed projects in different regions, CHINT Solar has built a significant track record, which makes it one of the largest independent renewable power producers.

https://energy.chint.com/en/

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November 1, 2021

La Bible rendue claire: chaque verset de l’Apocalypse se connecte aux réalités de notre époque

NEW YORK, 31 octobre 2021 /PRNewswire/ — « Il s’agit de faire connaître aux églises du monde entier le sens des prophéties (du livre de l’Apocalypse) et la réalité de l’accomplissement des prophéties.

Chairman Lee of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Speaks on Revelation Chapter 1

Le séminaire « Témoignage sur la prophétie et l’accomplissement de l’Apocalypse, la nouvelle alliance de Dieu », qui a commencé par cette déclaration audacieuse du président Man Hee Lee de Shincheonji Église de Jésus, Temple du Tabernacle du Témoignage se tient du 18 octobre au 27 décembre.

Concernant le but d’organiser un séminaire sur l’Apocalypse en tant que livre de la Bible qui prophétisait sur l’avenir du monde chrétien avec des avertissements apocalyptiques après la première venue de Jésus, le président Lee a souligné qu’il est en accord avec les paroles de la Bible de « rendre témoignage pour les églises » (Ap 22:16) par celui « qui a entendu et vu » (Ap 22:8).

Selon son explication, la clé pour comprendre le livre de l’Apocalypse commence par le sens de la révélation. C’est « ouvrir et montrer (ce qui était scellé et invisible) », et il y a un moment où les prophéties enregistrées dans le passé sont accomplies (révélées) dans la réalité.

Il est rapporté dans le chapitre 1 de l’Apocalypse que Jean (l’apôtre) envoie des lettres de Jésus aux sept églises d’Asie, ce qui est décrit comme l’un des mystères (Ap 1:4, 1:20). Le président Lee a expliqué que l’enregistrement de l’envoi de lettres aux sept églises est une prophétie et s’est accompli en réalité au moment de la seconde venue de Jésus. En conséquence, les mystères de la Bible ne sont pas connus au moment de la rédaction du livre de l’Apocalypse, mais ne sont connus que par « celui qui a entendu et vu tous les événements du livre lorsque le récit de la prophétie s’accomplit en réalité. »

En deux jours, le séminaire sur le chapitre 1 de l’Apocalypse sur YouTube par le président Lee a dépassé les 300 000 vues à travers le monde y compris 5 000 leaders chrétiens.

Depuis août, 25 églises africaines avec 10 000 membres ont signé des protocoles d’accord avec Shincheonji Église de Jésus. L’église a déclaré que 18 églises supplémentaires signeront des protocoles d’entente pour sensibiliser à la compréhension de cette époque et promouvoir le développement de la vie religieuse.

(Vous pouvez regarder le séminaire en recherchant « Témoignage sur la prophétie et l’accomplissement de l’Apocalypse, la nouvelle alliance de Dieu » sur YouTube ou via le lien
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4qU5LKYyShfNwrAoGSDi-g)

CONTACT : Gina Del Gigante, +16466287365, revelation@scjamericas.com

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November 1, 2021

The Bible Explained: All the Verses of Revelation Are Connected to the Reality of Our Times

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A round of weekly seminars titled, “Testimony on Prophecy and Fulfillment of Revelation, God’s New Covenant,” is being held by Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony from October 18th to December 27th.

Revelation, the last book of the Bible, includes prophecies about the future of the Christian world and the second coming of Jesus. The purpose behind the seminars, according to Shincheonji Chairman Man-hee Lee, is for “the one who heard and saw” Revelation’s fulfillment to give this testimony to the churches (Rev 22:16,18).

“The meanings of the prophecy (of Revelation) and what is fulfilled in reality according to the prophecy is what I am making known to the churches, worldwide, today,” Chairman Lee says.

The key to understanding the book of Revelation is knowing the meaning of the word revelation. It is “to open and to show (what was sealed and unseen),” and there is a time when the prophecies recorded in the past are fulfilled (revealed) in reality, Chairman Lee says.

According to chapter 1 of Revelation, Apostle John sends Jesus’s letters to seven churches in Asia. The identity of these seven churches is one of the mysteries in the Book of Revelation (Rev 1:4, 20). Chairman Lee explains that the record of sending letters to the seven churches is a prophecy that is fulfilled at the time of Jesus’s second coming. These mysteries were not known when Revelation was written. They are only known by “the one who heard and saw all the events of the book when the record of prophecy is fulfilled in reality.”

Within two days, Youtube views of Chairman Lee’s seminar on chapter 1 of Revelation exceeded 300,000 worldwide, including 5,000 views from Christian leaders.

Since August, 25 African churches with 10,000 members signed MOUs with Shincheonji Church of Jesus. An additional 18 churches will sign MOUs to emphasize the importance of understanding the era we live in and the value of the improving one’s life of faith.

You can find more information through the link: www.scjamericas.org

CONTACT: Gina Del Gigante, +16466287365, revelation@scjamericas.com

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November 1, 2021

Nigeria: Up to 100 construction workers missing after 22-storey tower block collapses in Lagos

LAGOS— Up to 100 people are missing after a luxury residential high-rise under construction in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, collapsed on Monday, trapping construction workers under a pile of concrete rubble, witnesses said.

At least one body was retrieved and at least three survivors were pulled out on Monday night as rescue workers raced against the clock to dig up victims at the site in the affluent neighbourhood of Ikoyi, where many blocks of flats are under construction.

Workers said that as many as 100 people were at work when the building came crashing down.

Wisdom John, 28, a bricklayer, said he escaped with just a few cuts because he had been on the ground floor when the building collapsed into a pile of concrete, its floors sandwiching together.

“There [were] more than 50 working today and the manager too,” he said, sitting in an ambulance getting treated. “We just ran out.”

Rescue workers used excavators to dig through rubble using generator-powered floodlights. The retrieved body was put in a waiting van while at least three people who were rescued were taken to nearby ambulances.

Lagos state police commissioner Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu said it was still too early to determine the cause of the collapse.

Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, general manager of the Lagos state emergency management agency, said that many workers were trapped under the rubble.

Building collapses are frequent in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where regulations are poorly enforced and construction materials often substandard.

There were heaps of rubble and twisted metal where the building once stood, as several workers looked on. One man wailed, saying his relative was among those trapped.

The Lagos state government said the building had 22 floors and authorities were assessing whether there had been any damage to nearby buildings.

The collapsed building was part of three towers being built by private developer Fourscore Homes. In a brochure for potential clients, the company promises to offer “a stress-free lifestyle, complete with a hotel flair”. The cheapest unit was selling for $1.2m.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

November 1, 2021

Covid-19: Tanzania receives 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China

DAR ES SALAAM— Tanzania received the second batch of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China, boosting the east African nation’s drive to vaccinate its people against the COVID-19 pandemic.

In early October, Tanzania received 1,065,600 doses of Sinopharm vaccines donated by the Chinese government via the COVAX facility.

Speaking shortly after receiving the 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, the Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dorothy Gwajima, thanked the Chinese government for the timely donation.

“The second consignment of the vaccines donated by the Chinese government will go a long way in helping Tanzania to fight the virus pandemic,” said Gwajima.

The minister appealed to her fellow country men and women to get the Sinopharm vaccines, saying they are safe and they have been approved by the World Health Organization.

Chen Mingjian, the Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, said the Chinese donated vaccines will play an effective role in helping the Tanzanian government to control the spread of the virus and protect the life and health of Tanzanians.

“We have developed safe and reliable vaccines that meet scientific standards and have gradually realized the recovery of social and economic development,” she said.

Chen said China has until now provided more than 120 batches of pandemic prevention supplies to African countries, donated vaccines to more than 50 African countries and the African Union.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

November 1, 2021

Last seven years on track to be hottest on record: UN

GLASGOW— The years from 2015 to 2021 are on track to be the seven hottest on record, the World Meteorological Organization said, warning that the planet was heading into “uncharted territory”.

The preliminary WMO state of the climate report, launched as the UN COP26 climate conference opens, said that global warming from greenhouse gas emissions threatens “far-reaching repercussions for current and future generations”.

Based on data for the first nine months of the year, the WMO said 2021 was likely to be between the fifth and seventh warmest year on record — despite the cooling effect of the La Nina phenomenon that lowered temperatures at the beginning of the year.

“From the ocean depths to mountain tops, from melting glaciers to relentless extreme weather events, ecosystems and communities around the globe are being devastated,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement on the report.

He added that the two-week COP26 climate conference “must be a turning point for people and planet”.

The WMO found that the average temperature for 2021 was around 1.09 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels.

And the average temperature over the last 20 years (2002-2021) for the first time exceeded the symbolic threshold of 1C above the mid-19th century, when humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale.

This will “focus the minds of delegates at COP26 aspiring to keep global temperature rise to within the limits agreed in Paris six years ago”, said Stephen Belcher, chief scientist at Britain’s Met Office.

The 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries agree to cap global warming at “well below” 2C above pre-industrial levels, and 1.5C if possible.

Since then the world has seen a litany of weather disasters including record-shattering wildfires across Australia and Siberia, a once-in-a-thousand-years heatwave in North America and extreme rainfall that caused massive flooding in Asia, Africa, the US and Europe.

“Extreme events are the new norm,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

“There is mounting scientific evidence that some of these bear the footprint of human-induced climate change.”

The state of the climate report is a snapshot of planetary health, including temperatures, extreme weather, glacier retreat and ice melt.

Ocean acidification due to the absorption of carbon dioxide by the seas was “unprecedented” in at least 26,000 years, the WMO said, adding that this will lessen the ability of the oceans to take in more C02.

Meanwhile, sea level rise — mainly caused by the expansion of warming sea water and the melting of ice on land — was at a new high.

The report is “shocking and deeply disturbing and yet another wake-up call to world leaders that time has run out for talk”, said Jonathan Bamber, Director of the Bristol Glaciology Centre, in comments to the Science Media Centre.

He said on the current trajectory, sea level rise could exceed two metres (more than six feet) by 2100, which could displace some 630 million people worldwide.

“The consequences of that are unimaginable,” said Bamber.

“What is required now is profound and comprehensive action by every nation and state actor to limit further and deeper climate breakdown.”

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

November 1, 2021

Sudan coup: Khartoum barricaded by pro-democracy activists

KHARTOUM— Sudanese protesters have barricaded roads in the capital, Khartoum, as part of week-long demonstrations against a military coup.

Three people were killed on Saturday when security forces fired shots and tear gas to disperse protesters in the nearby city of Omdurman, medics said.

The interior ministry denied that live rounds had been fired.

The army seized power on Monday, detaining Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other civilian leaders.

The UN’s Sudan envoy, Volker Perthes, met Hamdok at his residence on Sunday.

Perthes said Hamdok was well but remained under house arrest.

“We discussed options for mediation and the way forward for Sudan,” he added.

Coup leader Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan dissolved civilian rule on Monday.

The general, who also called a state of emergency, said his actions were justified to avoid “civil war” and stop political infighting. The military takeover has drawn widespread international condemnation.

Saturday saw the biggest demonstrations yet, with tens of thousands marching across the country with Sudanese flags and chanting, “No to military rule!”

“These protests are going to continue being peaceful even when faced with the guns,” Shaheen al Shaheef, a member of the Khartoum Resistance Committee, said.

More than 10 protesters have died in clashes with security forces last week.

The Sudanese authorities have cut off the internet and other communications.

Until Monday’s coup, civilian and military leaders had been in an uneasy power-sharing agreement since long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in 2019.

The deal was designed to steer Sudan towards democracy, but it proved to be fragile with a number of previous coup attempts.

Gen Burhan, who was head of the power-sharing council, said Sudan was still committed to the transition to civilian rule, with elections planned for July 2023.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK