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December 13, 2023
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Mark Sappenfield
Senior global correspondent

The United Nations COP28 climate summit is now done. There were surprises, big announcements, and an official charity pop song. (Think “We Are the World,” only greener.) See our wrap-up in today’s issue. 

The question with all such events is, what now? Will actions match promises? That’s the primary question around all climate action, frankly. Our answer has been the Climate Generation series, which ends next week. If you want to know what climate action looks like, read it. There is a place where hope and honest appraisals of the crisis meet. And these young people are leading the way. 


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President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington.
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Visual projections of eagles are displayed at the Al Wasl dome at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 12, 2023.
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People protest in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo Dec. 13, 2023.
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A man in Caracas, Venezuela, sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map, which includes the Essequibo territory. Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela are preparing to meet this week to address an escalating dispute over the Essequibo, which is rich in oil and minerals.
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On Film

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In “American Fiction,” Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) spends time beachside sorting out his family and writing career. The edgy satire considers the role of Black writers in society.

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Migrants crossing the English Channel from the coast of northern France, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Riders take in the sights from the tourist train ‘La Sabana,’ decorated with Christmas lights, in Bogotá, Colombia, Dec. 11, 2023.

A look ahead

Thank you for joining us today. Please come back tomorrow when we’ll look at the impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden – what the probe has found so far, and where things stand. We’ll also have a Monitor Breakfast with presidential candidate Cornel West. 

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