Biden says history is "watching us now" on climate as he makes first visit by sitting U.S. president to Amazon rainforest
Biden says history is "watching us now" on climate as he makes first visit by sitting U.S. president to Amazon rainforest
Mr. Biden has made addressing climate change a key part of his policy agenda.
Summary
President Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest, emphasizing the global urgency of combating climate change.
During his historic visit, he called protecting the environment “a fight for humanity, citing achievements such as rejoining the Paris Agreement, boosting climate financing to $11 billion annually, and advancing green energy through the Inflation Reduction Act
He announced new conservation efforts, including $50 million for the Amazon Fund, and declared Nov. 17 as International Conservation Day.
Biden urged leaders to prioritize both environmental protection and economic growth, leaving a climate-focused legacy amid concerns over President-elect Trump’s rollback plans.
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This was so important to me that I decided to only do it a month before I'm leaving.
It is so important to me that I help dropping bomb in two month that "... was equivalent to burning at least 150,000 tonnes of coal. The emissions from the first two months of the Gaza war exceeded the annual carbon footprint of over 20 climate-vulnerable nations."