Concern at First CO2 Rise in Four Years

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Global emissions of CO2 in 2017 are projected to rise for the first time in four years, dashing hopes that a peak might soon be reached. The main cause of the expected growth has been greater use of coal in China as its economy expanded. We report from the UN climate change summit in Bonn, Germany, and find out what's behind the rise in emissions from the lead researcher on today's report, Professor Corinne Le Quere from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at East Anglia University. We'll also get a perspective on what can be done to tackle the problem from John Coequyt, Global Climate Policy Director at US environmental organisation the Sierra Club. Also on the programme; Howard Johnson reports from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering in Manila, where President Trump will also join the talks. Michelle Fleury reports on a controversial proposed appointment at the US' Environmental Protection Agency. And, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus joins us to talk about his new book "A World of Three Zeroes: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Carbon Emissions." Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout the programme from New York by Alexander Kaufman, business and environment reporter with the Huffington Post, and from Dehli by Sushma Ramachandran, the former business editor of The Hindu. They'll also be joined from Taiwan by the BBC's Cindy Sui. Picture: Getty Images.