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Education about climate change is crucial for current and future generations. It involves integrating it into the curriculum and training teachers. A specific focus on environmental sustainability is needed across subjects. School education should be a priority in climate change decision-making.

The vast majority of countries have yet to put climate change on their formal education curriculums. Climate education can create the conditions necessary for the urgent social, environmental and economic transformation. Climate education is crucial for the future of humankind and the planet.

As the world establishes its new, post-pandemic normal, remote work and study is largely here to stay. But there is still a huge digital skills gap to be addressed. Core digital skills, such as coding and data analysis, will soon be as important as reading and writing for economic participation.

By 2025, 85 million jobs may be displaced by a shift in the division of labour between humans and machines. To prepare millions of young people for the working world that awaits, education systems, curricula and teaching methods urgently need to adjust.