These Are The 16 Organizations That Will Be Receiving The First $800 Million From The Bezos Earth Fund
Back in February, the founder, CEO, and president of Amazon announced that he’s launching the Bezos Earth Fund and pledging to donate $10 billion to various organizations fighting climate change. “Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet,” he wrote in his Instagram post announcing the launch. “This global initiative will fund scientists, activists, NGOs—any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world.”
This Monday, Bezos announced 16 organizations that will be receiving the first $791 million from the fund.
Back in February, Jeff Bezos announced the launch of the Bezos Earth Fund
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“I’ve spent the past several months learning from a group of incredibly smart people who’ve made it their life’s work to fight climate change and its impact on communities around the world. I’m inspired by what they’re doing, and excited to help them scale,” Bezos wrote in his Instagram post announcing the first donations.
Bezos pledged to donate $10 billion to various organizations fighting climate change
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“Today, I’m pleased to announce the first Bezos Earth Fund recipients—16 organizations working on innovative, ambitious, and needle-moving solutions. This $791 million in donations is just the beginning of my $10 billion commitment to fund scientists, activists, NGOs, and others. We can all protect Earth’s future by taking bold action now,” reads Bezos’ post.
On Monday, Bezos announced 16 organizations that will be receiving the first $791 million from the fund
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Here are the 16 organisations that will be receiving the first donations from the Bezos Eart Fund: The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, ClimateWorks Foundation, Dream Corps Green For All, Eden Reforestation Projects, Energy Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund, The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Nature Conservancy, NDN Collective, Rocky Mountain Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The Solutions Project, Union of Concerned Scientists, World Resources Institute, and World Wildlife Fund.
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Here’s what people on the internet are saying about this announcement
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In the top 5 of world largest greenhouse offender is cargo shipping. This man owns Amazon right, largest commercial shipper in and to the world right? How much do you think he's contributing to pollution???? The list of his contribution to greenhouse emissions and waste is endless, AND so is our "need" to have everything he sells.
The biggest contributor to every problem on Earth (overconsumption, pollution, environmental issues) is human overpopulation. Seriously people, read the novel (a fictional thriller) called 10:59 by N Baker - it will open your eyes and could honestly help change the world for the better.
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To be honest, I'm not that impressed. To me, this should be the basic minimum of what people in his position (literally the wealthiest people on Earth) should be doing. Like sure - it's better if he does this than do nothing but I don't think it's worth that much applause. He earned most of his money by undervaluing his employees and I haven't heard any change in that department so...
People on the Internet: Monday: "Jeff Bezos is the worst person ever. amazon working ethics, force, small business dying etc. Bloody billionaires just making more money!" Tuesday: "Jeff Bezos is the best person ever, saving the planet etc. Saint billionaires being philantropists!"
Perhaps he should focus on providing humane working conditions for his employees first.
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That’s great! Now pay your employees a decent wage that people can actually live off of.
Having become the richest person on earth by exploiting workers and destroying the environment, Bezos now "contributes" a fraction of his wealth so he can control the environmental movement. I have never purchased anything through Amazon. Nor will I.
Luther von Wolfen: I agree whole heartedly with you. I don't shop at Amazon either.
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Jeff Bezos, being his natural self, has already calculated how much profit this 10 billion investment is going to earn him. You can be quite sure it's more than 10 Billion.
I normally like what you say, but charitable donations aren't profitable. He will keep making his money from his business, so he will have calculated it that way.
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Jeff, what did you do now. Suddenly being nice and sharing money? That makes no sense.
"Union of concerned scientists", I'm about to look them up to see what they are about, I think I will like them😀
I applaud this, but he still needs to pay his friggin employees better
That's how much he earns in 3 days, 15 hours. He rakes in $8,961,187.00 per HOUR.
On the one hand, I appreciate his generosity; on the other, his company is hostile to workers and the environment.
In the top 5 of world largest greenhouse offender is cargo shipping. This man owns Amazon right, largest commercial shipper in and to the world right? How much do you think he's contributing to pollution???? The list of his contribution to greenhouse emissions and waste is endless, AND so is our "need" to have everything he sells.
The biggest contributor to every problem on Earth (overconsumption, pollution, environmental issues) is human overpopulation. Seriously people, read the novel (a fictional thriller) called 10:59 by N Baker - it will open your eyes and could honestly help change the world for the better.
Load More Replies... To be honest, I'm not that impressed. To me, this should be the basic minimum of what people in his position (literally the wealthiest people on Earth) should be doing. Like sure - it's better if he does this than do nothing but I don't think it's worth that much applause. He earned most of his money by undervaluing his employees and I haven't heard any change in that department so...
People on the Internet: Monday: "Jeff Bezos is the worst person ever. amazon working ethics, force, small business dying etc. Bloody billionaires just making more money!" Tuesday: "Jeff Bezos is the best person ever, saving the planet etc. Saint billionaires being philantropists!"
Perhaps he should focus on providing humane working conditions for his employees first.
Load More Replies... That’s great! Now pay your employees a decent wage that people can actually live off of.
Having become the richest person on earth by exploiting workers and destroying the environment, Bezos now "contributes" a fraction of his wealth so he can control the environmental movement. I have never purchased anything through Amazon. Nor will I.
Luther von Wolfen: I agree whole heartedly with you. I don't shop at Amazon either.
Load More Replies... Jeff Bezos, being his natural self, has already calculated how much profit this 10 billion investment is going to earn him. You can be quite sure it's more than 10 Billion.
I normally like what you say, but charitable donations aren't profitable. He will keep making his money from his business, so he will have calculated it that way.
Load More Replies... Jeff, what did you do now. Suddenly being nice and sharing money? That makes no sense.
"Union of concerned scientists", I'm about to look them up to see what they are about, I think I will like them😀
I applaud this, but he still needs to pay his friggin employees better
That's how much he earns in 3 days, 15 hours. He rakes in $8,961,187.00 per HOUR.
On the one hand, I appreciate his generosity; on the other, his company is hostile to workers and the environment.
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