Joe is sure racking up the frequent flyer miles
Biden visits Amazon to shore up limited global climate record
Joe Biden will put a bow on his environmental legacy Sunday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon — a gesture of solidarity with global efforts to confront the looming catastrophe of climate change.
But while Biden will be remembered for making climate a core part of his political and economic agenda in America, his international record has less to show for it. (snip)
Biden will touch down for just a few hours in Manaus, one of Brazil’s largest cities situated along the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers. (Theodore Roosevelt made his mark on the region, but only after he left office.)
White House officials said Biden will meet with local and Indigenous leaders working to preserve the Amazon ecosystem. U.S. officials have previously met with Brazilian counterparts to support a multibillion-dollar effort to pay for forest protection.
His visit Sunday, sandwiched between global summits in Lima and Rio de Janeiro, comes as the nation and world prepares to move past Biden’s climate agenda.
Got that? He flew all the way to South America on a jumbo jet with a backup jumbo jet and fighter jets. He has his own limo and military helicopter. And did this between multiple cities. He used more fossil fuels than most Americans do all year long.
I'm proud to be the first sitting U.S. President to visit the Amazon rainforest.
We must recommit to protecting our planet.
Our world's forests are one of the most powerful solutions we have to fight climate change. pic.twitter.com/MVEuddDQoS
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 18, 2024
I wish he hadn’t made this about ‘climate change’, because environmentalism is important, and saving the Amazon shouldn’t solely be about the climate scam.
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