World's richest man, Jeff Bezos has announced his plans to
spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change.
The Amazon founder, 56, made the announcement on Monday in
an Instagram post, saying he’ll start giving grants this summer to scientists,
activists, and nonprofits working to protect Earth.
“I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways
and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change,”
Bezos said in the post
Read the full post below.
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 organizations, and individuals.
I’m committing $10 billion to start and will begin issuing
grants this summer. Earth is the one thing we all have in common — let’s
protect it, together.??? - Jeff
Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon 25 years ago, has a net worth
of $130 billion,
