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Biden Touts Climate Agenda in Amazon Visit

Biden Touts Climate Agenda in Historic Amazon Visit

Biden Touts Climate Agenda in Amazon Visit
Above: US Pres. Joe Biden speaks in the Amazon Rainforest in Manaus, Brazil on Nov. 17, 2024. Image credit: Saul Loeb/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

The Spin

The fight against climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. Under Biden, the US has been doing more than its part, and the president has set up future presidents to succeed in this realm. Despite what Pres.-elect Trump promised his supporters while out on the stump, he should have a change of heart and keep the US at the forefront of this fight.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that 2045 will be the first year that the 2˚C climate threshold is crossed, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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