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Worldwide, at least 13% of people between the ages of 10 and 19 live with a diagnosed mental-health disorder, according to the latest State of the World’s Children report, published this week by the United Nations children’s charity UNICEF. It’s the first time in the organization’s history that this flagship report has tackled the challenges in and opportunities for preventing and treating mental-health problems among young people. It reveals that adolescent mental health is highly complex, understudied — and underfunded. These findings are echoed in a parallel collection of review articles published this week in a number of Springer Nature journals.

Anxiety and depression constitute more than 40% of mental-health disorders among young people (those aged 10–19). UNICEF also reports that, worldwide, suicide is the fourth most-common cause of death (after road injuries, tuberculosis and interpersonal violence) among adolescents (aged 15–19). In eastern Europe and central Asia, suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in that age group — and it’s the second-highest cause in western Europe and North America.

One of the primary drivers of global warming is human activity. As the world's population continues to grow and economies expand, the demand for energy and resources increases. The burning of fossil fuels for transportation, electricity generation, and industrial processes releases vast amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping heat and causing global temperatures to rise. Deforestation, which is often carried out to make room for agriculture or cattle grazing, also contributes to global warming by reducing the amount of carbon that forests can absorb.

To combat global warming, it is critical that we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions significantly. This can be achieved through a combination of measures, including transitioning to cleaner and more renewable sources of energy, improving energy efficiency, investing in public transportation and alternative modes of travel, implementing sustainable agriculture practices, and protecting forests and other natural ecosystems.