Jeff Bezos says he's giving $10 billion to fight climate change, about 7.7% of his net worth
estimated net worth of nearly $130 billion"Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet," Bezos said in the post. "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."The move follows pressure from Amazon employees to push the company to do more to fight climate change.
to get the company carbon neutral by 2040, 100% renewable energy by 2o30, and 100,000 electric delivery vehicles by 2030. Bezos is the only American among the world's five richest people who has not signed the Giving Pledge, in which participants promise to give away more than half of their wealth during their lifetimes or in their wills,
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