OAN Staff Abril Elfi
10:36 AM – Monday, November 18, 2024
President Joe Biden spoke in the Amazon forest and bragged about his six-fold climate funding increase.
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On Sunday, Biden became the first sitting United States president to visit the Amazon Rainforest.
After delivering his speech, the president cause a frenzy on social media, with users claiming he wandered off into the rainforest.
During his speech, he addressed how he achieved his goal to deliver $11 billion per year in climate financing, which represents a six-fold increase since 2021.
Biden then stated that “nobody” could reverse “the clean energy revolution” ongoing in the United States.
“The fight against climate change has been a defining cause of my presidency,” Biden said Sunday. “It’s no secret that I’m leaving office in January. I will leave my successor and my country [with] a strong foundation to build on if they choose to do so.”
Climate financing increased massively in the U.S. under the Biden administration. In 2021 taxpayers had spent roughly $1.5 billion in comparison to 2024 where the number increased to $11 billion.
According to a White House fact sheet, his administration also increased “U.S. adaptation finance” six-fold, to $3 billion per year aimed to help third world countries build resilience to the impact of climate change.
“Folks, we don’t have to choose between the environment and the economy. You can do both,” Biden said. “The question now is: Which government will stand in the way, and which will seize the enormous economic opportunity?”
On the other hand, President-elect Donald Trump has stated that he will reverse many of the climate initiatives that have been put in place.
Trump also plans to repeal many of the green energy initiatives implanted within Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
He has also indicated during his campaign for the presidency that he was “not thrilled” about some of the big spending in Biden’s CHIPS Act, which also serves to address climate change.
On Saturday, Trump announced CEO of Liberty Energy Chris Wright will be leading the Department of Energy in his new administration.
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