we will listen to president biden in manaus, brazil. >> -- who turned environmental activist who saidi quote. at first i thought i was fighting to save rubber trees, and then i thought i was fighting to save the amazon rain forest. now i realize i was fighting for humanity. at the time, i was united states senator working with a great republican senator named dick lugar from indiana to enact a new law. the united states would relief other countries of debts owed to us if they commit to protecting their own forest. these debt for nature swaps have since protected nearly 70 million acres of forest worldwide, and today i am proud to be here, the first sitting u.s. president to visit the amazon rain forest to commit to protecting the rain forest like this one. the most powerful solution weise have to fight climate change is all around us. the world's forests, trees breathe carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, and yet each minute the world is chopping down the equivalent of ten soccer fields worth of forests, each minute. that's why we've been the leader internationally in the fight to en

speaking in the city of manaus, mr biden warned against the dangers of global warming.k to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that is on the way in america. but nobody, nobody can reverse it. nobody. not when so many people, regardless of party or politics, are enjoying its benefits. not when countries around the world are harnessing the clean energy revolution to pull ahead themselves. the question now is — which government will stand in the way and which will seize the enormous economic opportunity? we are watching live pictures from the g20 of the leaders arriving into the conference centre and we note that the brazilian president is their shaking hands. we will hear from him very shortly when he opens the summits. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. authorities in india have announced further restrictions for construction activities and vehicle movements in the capital, delhi, to combat worsening air quality, which has now been categorised as �*severe plus'. a blanket of toxic smog has covered the city of 30 million people for the past week.

first sitting us president to visit the amazon rainforest. (00v)he's arrived in the brazilian city of manaus to protect the region's ecosystem. in the last hour, president biden has flown over a stretch of the rainforest, to view waterways, fire damage and a wildlife refuge. some would seek to delay or deny the clean energy revolution under way in america. countries around the world are harnessing the clean energy revolution to pull ahead themselves. the question now is which government will stand in the way and which will seize the way and which will seize the enormous economic opportunities? president joe biden speaking _ opportunities? president joe biden speaking in _ opportunities? president joe biden speaking in brazil- opportunities? president joe biden speaking in braziljust| opportunities? president joe l biden speaking in braziljust a few minutes ago. what do we read into this at this point in his presidency? he is trying to send a message where he thinks the united states should take these issues, well aware that donald trump's governing approach when it comes to climate change is

joe biden has arrived in the brazilian city of manaus ahead of the g20 summit, becoming the first sittingoman whose body was found in the boot of a car in east london. and tickets for the world famous glastonbury festival sell out in less than 40 minutes. hello, i'm anjana gadgil. we start with some breaking news. presidentjoe biden has given ukraine the green light to use long—range us weapons to strike within russia. that's according to us mediapresident putin has previously warned that he would consider such a move to be a major escalation in the conflict. several western nations — including the uk and france — have supplied kyiv with weapons capable of striking deep into russian territory — but until now none has given ukraine permission to use them in this way. that's despite repeated pleas by president zeleynsky. he has long argued it could help turn the tide of the war in his country's favour. let's speak to a defence expert from the university of bath, patrick bury.

speaking in the city of manaus, mr biden warned against the dangers of global warning. it is true.may see to deny or delay _ it is true. some may see to deny or delay the _ it is true. some may see to deny or delay the clean - it is true. some may see to i deny or delay the clean energy revolution under way in america but nobody, nobody can reverse it, nobody. not when so many people, regardless of party politics, i enjoying its benefits. not when countries around the world are harnessing the clean energy revolution to pull ahead themselves. the question now is, which government will stand in the way and which will seize the enormous economic opportunity? 0ur bbc brazil reporter, camilla mota, has more on how the us pledge has been received in brazil. it is symbolic, the only leader before joe it is symbolic, the only leader beforejoe biden was president roosevelt. it is symbolic but i would say the feeling here is that biden�*s visit is a little bit too little, too late, given that he is an outgoing president, i'd say that there is a bit of frustration among brazilian authorities

by a clean energy revolution stefano possebon has more reporter president biden used his visit to manausf the amazon forest, to urge the president-elect donald trump to do more to protect the environment which he said it was a defining part of his presidency. >> biden announced millions of dollars in increased funding for reforestation and for protecting the amazon, saying that the fight to protect the planet is literally the fight for humanity. he also pointed to two key legislative initiatives to protect the environment that he was across from the first debt for nature swaps back in the 1970s, passed by the congress when he was a senator to the more recent inflation reduction act, which the president said created hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs. >> it's no secret that i'm leaving office in january i will have my i will leave my successor and my country in a strong foundation to build on. if they choose to do so. it's true. some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in america, but nobody, nobody can reverse it. nobody not when so many people,

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he's arrived in the brazilian city of manaus, where he's meeting local leaders working to protect the region's ecosystem. in the last hour, president biden has flown over a stretch of the rainforest, to view waterways, fire damage and a wildlife refuge. he's also expected to see the rio negro and amazon rivers. ucanu. in the town of beit lahiya. israel says assaults are aimed at stopping hamas from regrouping. joe biden has become the first sitting us president to visit the amazon rainforest. he's arrived in the brazilian city of manaus, where he's meeting local leaders working to protect the region's ecosystem. in the last hour, president biden has flown over a stretch of the rainforest, to view waterways, fire damage and a wildlife refuge. he's also expected to see the rio negro and amazon rivers. ucanu. it is an historic initiative, it is an historic visit. he says he is taking it seriously, the effort to combat climate change. earlier, joey o'brien and the chinese leader xijinping met on o'brien and the chinese leader xi jinping met on the sidelines of the asia—pacific economic su

president biden flew to the brazilian city of manaus, the largest city in the amazon.e change, including an additional 50 million dollars to the amazon conservation fund. that brings the us commitment to 100 million dollars — well short of the 500 million he's previously pledged. peaking in the last few hours, president biden warned of the existential threat of global warming — which has often been dismissed by incoming president donald trump. it's true, some may seek to deny or delay the green energy revolution that's under way in america, but nobody, nobody can reverse it, nobody. not when so many people, regardless of party or politics, are enjoying its benefits. not when countries around the world are harnessing the clean energy revolution to pull ahead themselves. the question now is, which government will stand in the way and which will seize the enormous economic opportunity? just before those remarks, president biden flew over the amazon by helicopter, catching a glimpse of the rainforest and rivers where a severe drought has caused water levels to drop sharply

he's arrived in the brazilian city of manaus, where he's meeting local leaders working to protect the region's ecosystem. in the past hour he has phone over a stretch of the rainforest and is expected to see the rio he go and amazon rivers. he will continue on to rio dejaneiro for 8620 summit which on monday. let's speak to our correspondent rowan bridge, who's in washington. i want to start by asking about the significance of his trip, the significance of his trip, the first by a sitting us president. it the first by a sitting us president. the first by a sitting us resident. , president. it underlines in some ways _ president. it underlines in some ways the _ president. it underlines in some ways the ways - president. it underlines in some ways the ways that l president. it underlines in i some ways the ways that joe some ways the ways thatjoe biden has made climate change and the green investment assertive signature of his time in the white house. he passed $1 trillion inflation reduction act and if you look underneath the hood there were billions of dollars to transform the us eco