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The Brazilian president has overseen the destruction of 10,000 square miles of rainforest, an ecosystem crucial to absorbing CO2 emissions.

POLITICO Biden contemplates a climate deal with the ‘Trump of the tropics’ Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is a climate-scoffing populist whose allies are hacking away at the Amazon, the rainforest that sucks up vast amounts of the world's carbon pollution. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. | AP Photo/Eraldo Peres Link Copied Much of President Joe Biden’s ambitions to save the planet comes down to a delicate dance: Can he cut a deal with the Brazilian leader whose allies are slashing and burning the Amazon? Biden may have little choice but to try — despite warnings from U.S. allie...

Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images It’s possible to imagine the United States in 2030, if the country pulls off President Joe Biden’s climate ambitions. Every last one of the nation’s 191 coal power plants is closed or on its way out, and natural gas in the power sector is rapidly declining. Renewables power more than half of our electricity needs, and offshore wind turbines and large utility-scale solar installations are a common sight. A majority of new car sales are zero-emission electric vehicles, while most or all of the bus fleet has transitioned to electricity. Gas-po...

AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday with 40 world leaders, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that will have a tangible impact on climate change efforts not only in the U.S. but throughout the world. The emissions target, eagerly awaited by all sides of the climate debate, will signal how aggressively Biden wants to move on climate change, a divisive and expensive issue that has riled Republicans to complain about job-killing government o...

Biden pressed on emissions goal as climate summit nears MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden delivers remarks on climate change and green jobs, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. When Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that will have a tangible impact not only on climate change efforts in the U.S. but throughout the world.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Le...