Watch: Joe Biden wanders into Amazon rainforest after speech

[ad_1] Joe Biden wandered into the Amazon rainforest after giving a speech warning of the risks of local weather change.

Sporting an open-necked blue shirt, darkish slacks and his trademark Aviator sun shades, the 81-year-old outgoing US president turned away from the rostrum and ambled into greenery.

The aim of the photocall was to spotlight the risks of world warming, which have been dismissed by his successor, Donald Trump.

Having beforehand been to Lima, the Peruvian capital, Mr Biden travelled to Manaus, the biggest metropolis within the Brazilian Amazon.

He had flown by helicopter over the place the Amazon and Negro rivers meet, seeing at first hand the dramatic drop in water ranges due to the worst drought in a long time.

He emphasised the function of timber in sucking carbon dioxide out of the ambiance following a gathering with tribal leaders.

“The world’s forest timber breathe carbon dioxide out of the ambiance, and but every minute, the world is chopping down the equal of 10 soccer fields price of forest,” he mentioned.

He additionally introduced a $50 million (£40 million) donation to the Amazon Fund, bringing the whole US contribution to $100 million.

Mr Biden added that he would go away the subsequent administration with a robust local weather coverage to construct on, in the event that they selected to take action.

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