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.

    • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      103·
      15 hours ago

      Biden fit nicely into the status quo Democrat role, which was never going to help anything against the Republican fucks who give more shits about their power than serving the country. Do let me know if I need to spell out any other obvious realities to you - and your daft upvoters.

        • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          51·
          5 hours ago

          That is the answer. Another status quo democrat was not what we needed, and that was plainly obvious when Biden took office.

          • UsernameHere@lemmy.world
            15·
            5 hours ago

            Question: How did Biden not rise to the occasion?

            (Non)Answer: Another status quo democrat was not what we needed.

            So you feel what we needed was the alternative, Trump. Because those were the only two choices.

            The environment, peace, wealth, and our very freedoms are now in dire peril.

            Biden was addressing all of these issues. Trump has plans to make all of them worse

            • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              31·
              4 hours ago

              Oh, gees, it totally slipped my mind that Biden was the only choice for a democratic nominee before the last election. No one else besides old white men have ever run for the office, who else could the party have possibly picked?

              So you feel what we needed was the alternative, Trump.

              You can take assumption and shove it violently where such assumptions should go. Just trolling with shit like that trying to put words in other people’s mouths and I will not engage with it. Go fish for an answer you like somewhere else.