On Monday's Backchat, we spoke to experts about the future of our planet after the World Meteorological Organization said carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere hit record highs last year. This comes as the United Nations weather agency warned that the growth of CO2 concentration would put Earth on track for more long-term temperature increase.
After the break, we looked at China's 15th Five-Year Plan following the fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China's Central Committee. The next Five-Year Plan will cover the period from 2026 to 2030. We talked to scholars and commentators on how the plan will shape the next stage of modernisation and economic development in the country.

9:05am-9:30am: Carbon dioxide level warnings

Speakers:

Leung Wing-mo, Spokesman of the Meteorological Society and former Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory

Ben Horton, Dean of the School of Energy and Environment and Chair Professor of Earth Science at City University of Hong Kong

Amos Tai, Associate Professor and Director of the Earth System Science Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

9:30am-10:00am: Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Speakers:

Andrew Leung, International and Independent China Strategist, former Director General of Social Welfare

Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Government Innovation and Chairman of Asia Narratives

Witman Hung, Director of the Greater Bay Area Research Center of the China Silk Road iValley Research Institute