NEW DELHI: A little over a quarter of teenage students , in India and abroad, believe climate change is the biggest issue facing the world today, while 31% of them say that they are not getting enough opportunity to know about global issues in school. In sync with their international counterparts, the internet has emerged as the most trusted source of information for important issues for Indian teens.Shared exclusively with the TOI, these and other findings of the first ever global perspectives survey of teens attitude to global issues by Cambridge International reveals that students around the world are keener than ever before to learn about global issues like climate change in school, but currently almost a third are not getting the opportunity to do so.Over 11,000 students from Brazil , China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa , Spain, UAE, UK and USA aged 13 to 19 took part in the survey, where they shared their views on global issues; how they learn about them; and how their awareness of these issues might impact on their future career choices.With more than a quarter of all the students identifying climate change as the biggest issue facing the world today, it topped the poll in most countries surveyed – the highest number of students opting for this were in Spain (46%), UK (45%), New Zealand (44%) and the United States (39%). The views of Indian students aligned with their counterparts around the world.Only students in China, Indonesia and Brazil bucked the global trend. Chinese and Indonesian students felt pollution was the number one concern, and students in Brazil said poverty and economic inequality was their top concern. Globally, pollution and poverty and economic equality, were the second and third most chosen issues of concern.Indian students are also keen to pursue a career where they can make a positive contribution to solving global issues (79%) and 78% will consider what potential employers’ attitudes are to key global issues when applying for jobs in the future.The research found many students around the world are turning to other sources of information to learn about global issues. A quarter of all students said their most trusted source of information is produced by charities and organisations which are dedicated to particular global issues, one in five turn to the internet and 17% to social media.Finally, two thirds of students globally believe the situation with these issues will be worse by 2030. Only 28% thought they would be better in 10 years.Christine Özden, Chief Executive, Cambridge International, said: “In a world that is constantly evolving with some huge global challenges ahead, we feel that it is even more important that students not only engage with key global issues but develop the skills to research, discuss and evaluate the facts, and work with others to understand different perspectives around the world.