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So, before we get started on the solutions, can we outline the challenge here? the international governmental panel on climate change has said that in order to avoid the worst ravages of the heating associated with climate change, we need renewable resources like solar and wind to provide 85% of global electricity by 2050. but where are we now, and whats the scale of the challenge that faces us? so, danielle, tell me a bit about how close we are to that 85% target? well, the good news is that wi...

From the material. now, in terms of the limitations, if we look at the optimum efficiency a single solar absorbent material could be, like silicon, they top out at about 25%. thats really the practical limit for an actual solar panel with todays silicon technology. so, im hearing 6%, 7%, 8% from danielle. im hearing 20% from you. were not quite at that 85%. and all of this energy we generate needs storing, doesnt it? so, kristian, i know that youre a man of the fjords and boats and ships have be...

Solar panels use silicon. can you explain how that technology works, and what its limitations are in helping us reach the goal danielle just outlined? so, silicon is a semiconductor. thats the material thats used to absorb sunlight and generate electricity in a solar cell. it works by absorbing sunlight, particles of sunlight, that we call photons, they carry energy, theyre absorbed in the silicon and what they do is give electrons in that silicon extra kinetic energy, the energy from the photon...

Warnings, perhaps deliberately blind. >> weve talked about how to suppose of spot misinformation on these platforms, how to use these platforms while being aware of some of these limitations. what i take away from the book is thats a piece of the puzzle, but really what were talking about here has to be structural change. >> yeah, i think thats right. i do think there are two things that need to happen. i think internally, this is another thing that really surprised us, is that this is not a fra...

Spectators and protesters outside. after 14 days in the country, when our movements were restricted, we left tokyo this week traveling across japan to see how people here really feel. meiji castle is one of the oldest in the nation. modern japans political battle ises now over covid and the olympics. do you think the olympics should go ahead? >> translator: we have no choice. >> reporter: we stopped in hiroshima where we met american sheresse encarnacion. >> you were in california until seven mo...

Bat scientist doctor xi acknowledges a, we have the nih number from the grant, the only thing in dispute is whether it was gain of function. but they took viruses that dont normally infect humans, animal viruses, combined it with other viruses and discovered they can infect humans, that is the very definition of gain of function research and it is an important thing because it is such a bad judgment. he was asked in 2012 what if the pandemic should occur? what the scientist gets infected by a vi...

The international governmental panel on climate change has said that in order to avoid the worst ravages of the heating associated with climate change, we need renewable resources like solar and wind to provide 85% of global electricity by 2050. but where are we now, and whats the scale of the challenge that faces us? so, danielle, tell me a bit about how close we are to that 85% target. well, the good news is that wind and solar power have doubled in the last five years due to their plummeting ...

Danielle just outlined? so, silicon is a semiconductor. thats the material thats used to absorb sunlight and generate electricity in a solar cell. it works by absorbing sunlight, particles of sunlight, that we call photons, they carry energy, theyre absorbed in the silicon and what they do is give electrons in that silicon extra kinetic energy. the energy from the photons transferred to the electrons, and those electrons, with that energy, can move around and theyre freed from the lattice — th...

Misinformation, how to use these platforms while being aware of some of their limitations. what i take away from the book is that thats a peace of the puzzle, but really what were talking about here has to be structural change. >> yeah. i think thats right. i do think that there are two things that need to happen. this is another thing that surprised us that as that this is not a frankenstein story. this is not the story of a company a sort of monster that got away from its creator. that is comp...

So now we are here, and it is a bit overhwelming, actually, pretty cool achievement. very chuffed with what we have done and how strong we finished. so far, they have raised more than 60% of their £100,000 target. the money will go to the armed forces para snow sports team, the charity thats helped all of them, and in the meantime put proving to themselves and to everyone that despite physical limitations, sheer determination can mean there are no limits. john maguire, bbc news. and we are join...