“The planet is not in danger from Trump, but from everyone”

Manaus (Brazil), June 14 (EFE).- The planet is not in danger because of figures like Donald Trump, because although they contribute to its degradation with their denialist policies, it is humanity that is truly responsible for being “using more what you need,” he said. … In an interview with EFE, the president and executive director of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for the United States, Carter Roberts. IMAGES: Alex Mirkhan. STATEMENTS BY CARTER ROBERTS, PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD NATURE FUND (WWF) IN THE UNITED STATES. keywords: efe, featured, brazil, usa, environment, climate change, carter roberts TRANSLATION: Carter Roberts: “The planet is not in danger because of Donald Trump, but because of all of us. The planet is in danger because We all live beyond our limits. The planet is in danger because we count more dollars and cents than the biodiversity, nature and climate around us. The planet is in danger because people need to feed their families and unless we. find a way to do it using less land, energy and water, they will destroy nature because they care about their families. Therefore, it is up to us to find new solutions, new paths for development. One person cannot be blamed. Trump is no friend of the climate and nature, as many other leaders around the world are, but let’s be honest about why the planet is in danger: it’s because humanity is using more than it needs. And I also see solutions that help us get out of this situation, we just have to do more of these things.” “The United States has different sources of power that go far beyond who is president. It’s part of our job to make sure that we have a system of checks and balances to conserve climate change, that we have business partnerships, local partnerships and progress. in those areas, but I have to say that it doesn’t matter who the president is, it really matters to the rest of the world, it does matter to us.” “I don’t think one election can change everything. And I see bravely devoted people in different parts of the world, doing impossible things, where government is not how it should be or how businesses are. And that gives me a lot of hope. So, I keep telling my colleagues that we have the most incredible men and women in the world working, that we must always run towards the light, always finding solutions, paths and not give up just because an election went wrong” “In Latin America there are true leaders in the environment, but we also know that these governments are changing and they are changing between parties, they are changing around us, they are changing in the United States, for better or worse. We will have important elections in November…. but my experience in Latin America is that there are more vibrant scientists in civil society here to maintain this scenario (inaudible) than those we see in other parts of the world, in other continents that we know.”