Barack Obama turns tables in David Attenborough climate change interview

US president has opportunity to put questions to naturalist but ends up admitting action on climate change must be global and quicker

Barack Obama was the one asking the questions in an interview with British naturalist David Attenborough that aired on Sunday in which they agreed that combating climate change would require a global effort.

Saying he had long been a "huge admirer" of Attenborough's TV documentaries about the environment, Obama turned the tables on Attenborough in an interview taped on 8 May at the White House, which aired on the BBC and other international broadcasters.