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Nearly half of teenagers globally cannot read with comprehension


The chart shows the share of children at the end of lower-secondary school age — aged 12 to 15 — who meet the minimum proficiency set by UNESCO in reading comprehension. This means they can connect the main ideas across various texts, understand the author’s intentions, and draw reasoned conclusions.

To tackle climate change, the world needs to rapidly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. The Global Carbon Project just released its preliminary estimates for 2024, which suggest another 0.8% increase. However, to come closer to our global climate targets, economies must decarbonize much faster to push total emissions into decline.

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