Amazon boss spends $10 billion to fight climate change

Stefan Mileschin · 18th February 2020, 11:28

Hacks off Trump who says that Climate Change is a scam

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he's launching a $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund that will issue grants aimed at addressing climate change.

The move comes less than a month after hundreds of Amazon employees criticized what they saw as the company's weak commitment to tackling the issue.

From a report: Bezos, who's the world's richest individual with a net worth estimated at nearly $130 billion, unveiled his philanthropic initiative in an Instagram post.

"Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet", he wrote. "I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share."

He said the first grants to scientists, activists and non-governmental organisations would be issued this summer.

The move will hack off Bezos' sworn enemy, US President Donald Trump, who claims that climate change is all a conspiracy.

https://fudzilla.com/news/50322-amaz...climate-change

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Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,514	Amazon boss spends $10 billion to fight climate change Hacks off Trump who says that Climate Change is a scam Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he's launching a $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund that will issue grants aimed at addressing climate change. The move comes less than a month after hundreds of Amazon employees criticized what they saw as the company's weak commitment to tackling the issue. From a report: Bezos, who's the world's richest individual with a net worth estimated at nearly $130 billion, unveiled his philanthropic initiative in an Instagram post. "Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet", he wrote. "I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share." He said the first grants to scientists, activists and non-governmental organisations would be issued this summer. The move will hack off Bezos' sworn enemy, US President Donald Trump, who claims that climate change is all a conspiracy. https://fudzilla.com/news/50322-amaz...climate-change

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