Parts of Amazon rainforest could tip toward collapse by 2050, study warns
Washington PostFeb 25
Report: Biden to Visit Amazon Rainforest in November
Above: US Pres. Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Oct. 5, 2024, before heading to South Bend, Indiana. Image copyright: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Facts
US Pres. Joe Biden is expected to visit the Amazon rainforest in November and meet his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to reports from news outlet Reuters.
Biden and Lula could meet on Nov. 16 or 17 in Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon, or Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon River, ahead of the G20 summit scheduled for Rio de Janeiro between Nov. 18 and 19.
The Spin
Democratic narrative
With this potential visit to the Brazilian Amazon in his final days in office, Biden would be making a last push to save the rainforest and, consequently, the climate. Although more could have been done to put that issue in the spotlight in his tenure, consuming international crises and regional sensitivities largely restricted Biden to rhetorical efforts until now.
Republican narrative
Like every other globalist leader, Biden is now focusing on the Amazon rainforest and calling for radical action on the climate. While the Amazon is undoubtedly a natural wonder worth preserving, its preservation mustn't malign the interests of countries sharing ownership of the rainforest. After all, the Amazon is not the lungs of the world — this is pure disinformation.