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United States did not agree to G7 Amazon aid initiative - NSC

 

FILE PHOTO: A fire burns a tract of Amazon jungle as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Brazil August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

 

PARIS (Reuters) - The United States did not agree to a $20 million emergency aid package to help battle wildfires announced by French President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 summit this weekend, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) said on Wednesday.

 

NSC spokesman Garrett Marquis said Washington was ready to help Brazil combat the blazes and that this was best done in coordination with the Brazilian government.

 

The fires, which are ravaging an area often dubbed "the lungs of the world", have drawn international outrage.

 

"The United States stands ready to assist Brazil in its efforts to combat these fires, and did not agree to a joint G7 initiative that failed to include consultations with President (Jair) Bolsonaro," Marquis said in an emailed statement.

 

Calling the Amazon wildfires a global emergency, Macron pushed the disaster high on the agenda of the Biarritz summit, which he chaired.

 

In a news conference alongside Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on the final day, Macron said the G7 discussed the fires in depth and would offer $20 million to those Amazon-basin countries who sought help.

 

U.S. President Donald Trump did not attend the leaders' session on biodiversity and climate on Monday. Asked why, Macron said the U.S. leader had bilateral meetings to attend.

 

"He wasn’t in the room, but his team was," Macron said. "You shouldn't read anything into the American president's absence... The United States is with us on biodiversity and on the Amazon initiative."

 

The aid package stirred up emotions within Bolsonaro's nationalist government. Bolsonaro initially criticised the gesture as colonialist.

 

Marquis also said no agreement was reached in Biarritz on a set of principles to combat terrorist use of the internet and other online harm such as hate speech.

 

"While no agreement was reached in Biarritz, the countries committed to continuing to work together in the coming weeks,” Marquis said.

 

(Reporting by Richard Lough; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-29

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[Puchaiyank]

Trump is waiting for the Brazilian president to demand a US apology for some obscure insult before releasing funds to fight the fires...????

[Guitarzan]

Why the hell should Trump get involved ?  This fire season is below average according to the NYTs.  These fires are set by humans and most are controlled burns like Thailand does to clear the ground for new crops. 

 

But yea, I know it’s all Trumps fault!

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/climate/fire-amazon-africa-siberia-worldwide.amp.html

Edited August 29, 2019 by Guitarzan

[ThePioneer]

8 minutes ago, Guitarzan said:

Why the hell should Trump get involved ?  This fire season is below average according to the NYTs.

Looks like you aren't even able to comprehend the article you linked to yourself.

 

Typical for Trump fans

[dabhand]

Fire activity close to  average for  the past 15 years.

 

But what does NASA know.........

 

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145464/fires-in-brazil

[Sujo]

7 minutes ago, dabhand said:

Fire activity close to  average for  the past 15 years.

 

But what does NASA know.........

 

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145464/fires-in-brazil

Nasa knows climate chamge is real but trump doesnt.

[neeray]

1 hour ago, Guitarzan said:

These fires are set by humans and most are controlled burns like Thailand does to clear the ground for new crops. 

It sounds like you approve of the "controlled burns" that take place in Thailand.

Controlled by who" The greedy few!

[DoctorG]

What I like is the celebrities posting photos of the amazon fires that in fact are either of past years, or even worse, are of fires in other countries/places.

[bristolboy]

32 minutes ago, Longcut said:

Climate change is real. Humans being the cause of it is a myth. 

Current Warming Is Unparalleled in the Past 2,000 Years

Using a database of ancient climate records drawn from all over the world, from ancient tree rings to fossilized corals to long-frozen ice cores drawn from the hearts of glaciers, the researchers determined that the Earth’s previous warm and cold periods were actually mainly regional events. In other words, the entire globe didn’t cool down or heat up at the same rate or at the same time. ...

There’s just one exception: today’s climate change.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/current-warming-is-unparalleled-in-the-past-2-000-years/

[spidermike007]

"He wasn’t in the room, but his team was," Macron said. "You shouldn't read anything into the American president's absence... The United States is with us on biodiversity and on the Amazon initiative."

 

False. Macron was lying, in order to protect France and their relationship with the US. Really, he was given no choice. If you offer just the smallest amount of dissent, or disagreement with anything Trump says or does, or does not do, you are considered by him, to be an enemy of the state. So, he had to lie on Trump's behalf. The last thing in the world Trump's administration is concerned about, is environmental protection, and biodiversity. 

[Emdog]

I do wish reports would note difference between "the United States" and "Trump administration". They are not one and the same. I would guess majority of Americans would favor giving aid to put out the fires.

Surprised Trump has not suggested raking all the leaves up in Amazon to prevent fires like he did for California

[grumbleweed]

33 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

Current Warming Is Unparalleled in the Past 2,000 Years

No factual evidence here please. Particularly when indulging in a battle of whits with an unarmed person.

[Tug]

This just another way donalds administration is trying to devide us most people see it for what it is a tool of division 

[Baerboxer]

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

"He wasn’t in the room, but his team was," Macron said. "You shouldn't read anything into the American president's absence... The United States is with us on biodiversity and on the Amazon initiative."

 

False. Macron was lying, in order to protect France and their relationship with the US. Really, he was given no choice. If you offer just the smallest amount of dissent, or disagreement with anything Trump says or does, or does not do, you are considered by him, to be an enemy of the state. So, he had to lie on Trump's behalf. The last thing in the world Trump's administration is concerned about, is environmental protection, and biodiversity. 

 

Yes, lies do seem to flow from Macron with a similar rate to his pal Boris. No wonder they were laughing so much as how they're both getting away with it.

[Scott]

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[Cryingdick]

Why give money to a problem that is self inflicted and will happen year after year after year?