The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back.

Biden’s emphasis on climate change during his trip creates yet another contrast with Trump as the president prepares to leave office.

Joe Biden appeared to wander off into the Amazon rainforest after making a historic speech on climate change on Sunday, 17 November. The US president became the first leader of his country to visit the rainforest,