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The International Energy Agency is predicting a major surge in CO2 emissions this year. Laura Cozzi is the IEA's chief energy modeller and lead author of a new report on the subject. Also in the programme, with Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine rollout paused in the United States and some other countries amid concerns about possible blood clots, the 大象传媒's Michelle Fleury talks us through the company's latest financial figures. Plus, two trade blocs in sub-Saharan Africa are planning to introduce new currencies, hoping it will boost economic growth by making trade smoother. Edward Kusewa is a financial analyst in Nairobi, and explains the arguments in favour of such a move. Economic commentator Michael Hughes compares the proposals to the European Union's single currency, the Euro. And Ghana-based textile entrepreneur Edwina Assan discusses the disadvantage of using many different currencies for trade.

(Picture: A coal-fired power station in China. Picture credit: Getty Images.)