When President Joe Biden worked to burnish his climate legacy in the Brazilian Amazon on Sunday, the unspoken presence of Donald Trump shadowed the historic stop.
The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back.
The Amazon, which is about the size of Australia, stores huge amounts of the world’s carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that drives climate change.
Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden aims to finalize a rule on a clean fuel tax credit before leaving office on Jan. 20, a senior White House official said on Sunday.
The G20 summit kicks off today in Rio, marking a significant global convocation just weeks after the conclusion of the 2024 elections.
His valedictory visit to South America marks an end to an era as other leaders look ahead to a Trump presidency.
"Stop playing by rules that no longer exist. At this point, it's not just spinelessness, it's complicity," the president-elect's estranged niece said.
Joe Biden wandered into the Amazon rainforest after giving a speech warning of the dangers of climate change. Wearing an open-necked blue shirt, dark slacks and his trademark Aviator sunglasses, the 81-year-old outgoing US president turned away from the podium and ambled into greenery.