Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced that he would be dedicating $10 billion to fight climate change through a new fund called the Bezos Earth Fund.
Mr Bezos’s full Instagram post read: “Today, I’m thrilled to announce I am launching the Bezos Earth Fund.
”Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. 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. This global initiative will fund scientists, activists, NGOs – any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world.
“We can save Earth. It’s going to take collective action from big companies, small companies, nation states, global organisations, and individuals.
”I’m committing $10bn to start and will begin issuing grants this summer. Earth is the one thing we all have in common – let’s protect it, together.”
His current net worth is 13 times the amount hes donating, so it’s not really that much too him. Despite this, it’s an incredible gesture nonetheless, which should make a big change in the world.
