Take a breath. Now another. Of all the oxygen you just inhaled, about 20% comes from the Amazon forest. As the planet’s green lung, protection of the Amazon forest is a priority for all environmentalists. But the Biden administration is involved in delicate diplomatic negotiations with Brazil’s president, who watches over most of the Amazon and believes keeping the Amazon intact is keeping his country from fully developing. POLITICO’s Zack Colman, on the challenges in cutting a climate bargain with the “Trump of the tropics.”
Zack Colman is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
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