Amazons eier, Jeff Bezos kom med en solid gave til kampen mot klimaendringer i dag. På sin Instagram-konto varslet han at han gir 10 milliarder amerikanske dollar til et fond som skal bekjempe klimaendringene.
Omregnet i norsk valuta blir det 92 milliarder kroner.
Bezos har råd til det. Han hadde i oktober i fjor en formue på 109,6 milliarder dollar, ifølge Forbes, og var da verdens rikeste mann.
Dette skrev han på sin Instagram-konto:
«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.»
