Joe Biden wandered into the Amazon rainforest after giving a warning speech dangers of climate change.
Wearing an open-necked blue shirt, darkish trousers and his signature Aviator sun shades, the 81-year-old outgoing US president walked away from the rostrum and into the greenery.
The objective of the photocall was to focus on the risks of worldwide warming, which they had been fired by his successor, Donald Trump.
After beforehand touring to Lima, the Peruvian capital, Biden traveled to Manaus, the biggest metropolis within the Brazilian Amazon.
He had flown by helicopter to the place the Amazon and Negro rivers meet, seeing firsthand the dramatic drop in water ranges amid the worst drought in a long time.
He emphasised the function of trees that suck carbon dioxide out of the ambiance after a gathering with tribal leaders.
“The timber on the earth’s forests emit carbon dioxide from the ambiance, but each minute the world does so the equal of 10 soccer fields when it comes to forest,” he stated.
It additionally introduced a $50m (£40m) donation to the Amazon Fund, bringing the entire US contribution to $100m.
Biden added that he’ll depart the following administration with a robust local weather coverage to construct on, if it chooses to take action.
