Now on Bbc News engineers leading The Field in clean Energy Solutions come together for a special event. Hello, im kevin fong, and welcome to the engineers clean energy. We are here at the Victoria And Albert museum In London with a socially distanced public audience, a virtual audience from around the globe, and three of the worlds leading engineers. Now, the Climate Catastrophe threatens All Of Us. But these engineers are at the forefront of providing our world with real solutions. Applause. Please welcome henry snaith, professor of physics at oxford, and through of his engineering of low cost photovoltaics, he discovered a thin film of photocells. It could be a hugely significant discovery, as henry hopes it will eventually double the efficiency of Solar Power and halve the cost. Danielle merfeld is an electrical engineer who is chief Technology Officer and Vice President of ge renewables. Ge is the biggest creator of Wind Turbines worldwide, and she and her team currently have over
Into office. Welcome to tokyo where the first medal of day four has been won by bermuda their first ever gold medal. Flora duffy came first in the Womens Triathlon. Bermuda is the smallest nation taking part in these games by population. So, many of those 65,000 would have watched their fellow bermudian cross the finishing line around a minute ahead of second placed Briton Georgia Taylor brown. Thats the first of 22 medals to be won today an increase caused by the rescheduling of the Surfing Competition because of the weather. Heres how the overall Medal Tally looks at the start of day 4 japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. Maybe us will get a gymnastics gold. The german womens Gymnastics Team opted to wear full body suits in qualifications in a move they said was designed to promote Freedom Of Choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable. So why is it that in 2021 there are still rules dictating what women must wear . Katie svei
Right to you $z/startfed. this is bbc news the headlines: day four of the tokyo olympics has got underway and the first medals have been given out. bermuda s flora duffy won gold in the women s triathlon ahead of team gb s georgia taylor brown. it s bermuda s first ever gold and they are the smallest nation competing at the games. new figures from the un suggest afghanistan has seen a record number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. the un says there s been a 47 percent increase in deaths the inuit rights advocate mary simon has become canada s first indigenous woman to hold the post of governor general. at her swearing in ceremony the official representative of queen elizabeth pledged to strive to build bridges across the diverse backgrounds and cultures that reflect canada s uniqueness and promise.