Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of the giant Amazon, said Monday that he was committed to contributing $ 10 billion to a new fund to address global climate change.
In a publication aimed at his 1.4 million followers on the Instagram network, the e-commerce tycoon assured that his Bezos Earth Fund foundation would fund “scientists, activists, NGOs any effort that offers a real chance to help preserve and protect the natural world”. “Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet,” said Bezos, whose net worth is estimated at around $ 130 billion.
The Amazon director expressed his willingness to work “together with others to amplify known ways, as well as explore new ways to combat the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share.” Similarly, Bezos, the richest man in the world, said his new foundation would begin to grant grants this summer.
In September last year, it announced that Amazon would commit to becoming a carbon neutral company by 2040 and that it would order 100,000 electric delivery trucks.
