The World Bank Group recently released the ‘Choosing Our Future: Education for Climate Action’ report.
The Climate change induced heat and extreme weather events are significantly disrupting learning and emphasizes that education system can empower, equip, and skill young people for climate mitigation and adaptation.
The Countries lost on average 11 days of instruction per year in affected schools due to climate-related school closures.
The Climate change awareness is still at only about 65% in low- and middle-income countries.
The Global green transitions would require skilled workers for an estimated 100 million new jobs.