Jeff Bezos says he's committing $10 billion to fight climate change
Posted February 17, 2020 12:00 am
(Bloomberg) - Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos is starting the Bezos Earth Fund to help counter the effects of climate change.
Bezos said he's starting with $10 billion and will begin to issue grants this summer. "It's going to take collective action from big companies, small companies, nation states, global organizations and individuals," he said in a post on Instagram. "We can save Earth."
Amazon has been recently criticized for the environmental costs of the conveniences it provides -- especially with quick shipping and what advocates say is wasteful packaging.
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