Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change, Planet's 'Biggest Threat'

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ICYMI: Calling climate change 'the biggest threat to our planet,' Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he's creating a $10 billion fund to fight it. Critics, including some of his own employees, note Amazon's own business practices worsen the climate crisis.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he would spend $10 billion of his own fortune to launch a global initiative to fight climate change. He is photographed here in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October.Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he would spend $10 billion of his own fortune to launch a global initiative to fight climate change. He is photographed here in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he is committing $10 billion to fight climate change, which he calls"the biggest threat to our planet.

 

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JeffBezos Sir, PLEASE READ REVELATION, CHAPTER 16, VERSES 8 AND 9. This is the time period that we are living in now. CLIMATE CHANGE IS IS A PLAGUE THAT GOD HAS POURED OUT UPON THE EARTH. THE only thing that you can do is to LIVE HOLY, accordingly as the Word of God says to do.

JeffBezos Sir, the homeless men and women have many stories to tell you about how they found themselves in their situation. They do not want to be with out shelter over their heads, to beg for food, and to live in the hot and freezing cold weather. Put yourself in their shoes.

JeffBezos Sir, there are quite a SUM OF HOMELESS PEOPLE ALL AROUND THIS COUNTRY. SIR, 10 BILLION DOLLARS CAN BE WELL SPENT IN CLEANING UP OUR CITIES FROM HOMELESSNESS. THAT WOULD BE A WORK FROM YOU THAT GOD WOULD BE VERY MUCH PLEASED WITH. THEY NEED HELP TO LIVE PEACEFUL AGAIN.

Replying to jeffbezos SIR, I DO THANK GOD FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOUR ARE DOING FOR PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. HOWEVER SIR WHAT I HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS TRUE. NO MAN CAN GO AGAINST THE ACTS OF GOD. THE MAIN THING THAT MANKIND MUST BE CONCERNED ABOUT IS YOUR SOUL.

So npr only people who don’t contribute to climate change can be recognized favorably for trying to help?

We use to feel like Amazon was a great place to shop but after learning about how employees are pushed to make quotas & the poor working conditions they experience it is a lot tougher to hit the “Buy” button. Makes our whole family feel like GuiltyShoppers.

Thank you!

How about using the postal service instead of dedicated drivers? And maybe try biodegradable packaging instead of air-filled plastic? Duh.

Wtf...

Perhaps this would be more convincing if he'd done it before a tax the rich movement was well underway.

And yet the pledge for Amazon to become carbon NEUTRAL is by 2050, literally 30 years from now when it will already be decades too late

No more billionaires!! Put out the trash!!

Yes! Sending out one small item in a large box is ridiculous!!

BREAKING- Bezos mystified that his virtue signalling money toss off hasn't silenced any and all critics, forever.

White privilege

Hence he is donating money.

Wow, $10 billion buys a whole lot of green washing. Too bad it's still not enough to wash away the tarnish on Bezos's reputation.

Awesome, now they don’t need money from the rest of us, but rest assured his investment will have a personal payoff because of it.

Replying to and Jeff Bezos Yes, climate change is real, but there is nothing that man can do to stop it. It a sign to let the world know that the Word of God is being FULFILLED. THE END IS NEARING. READ REVELATION, Chapter,

10 billion dollar tax write off or money laundering through the Alvin Gore pyramid scheme.

Shouldn’t he just direct that all Amazon deliveries be made totally on foot.

About time.

Climate Change Does NOT Exist! Progressivism is the ONLY Threat to the World! Progressivism IS After ALL A Mental Disorder!

Great. Now do poverty/hunger.

At least hes not wasting his money in a presidential run that hell never win

Maybe better wages for his employees, And while he’s at it, Free healthcare, Bonuses, Incentives, Paid leave, more than 2 weeks? If trickle down economics worked, We wouldn’t have Jeff bezos. We would have a whole mess of people with all of these things.

If he's spending his own money, he's free to do whatever he wants.

Another $10 billion to pay student loans.

Surprised this clown isn't sending 10 billion dollars to Africa like Bill Gates does instead of helping disabled Veterans, Firefighters and Police officers here in the US. Liberals make me sick.

This hypocrite poisons the planet then throws a few dollars at the problem he created. All his money couldn’t fix the damage Amazon has done and will continue to do. Fuck him! 😏

Fools and their money

How many times are you going to give BOZO free publicity because he meets the leftist lame agenda criteria.

I’m assuming that this $10B fund is devoted to defeating the GOP, correct?

Money well wasted.

OH Jeffy..science fiction..has been proven that Earth's Solar orbits vary distances causing temperature fluctuations to occur..snap Bozos !!!

If I had 130 billion and I acknowledged climate change was an existential threat to life I don’t know that I would give only 10B and then be like “that’s probably good enough”

Throwing a lifeline to the Swamp that’s been pushing this nonsense. ClimateCult MoneyLaundering Fraud

Find a way to recycle all these boxes!

Yep. $$.

The whole point of investing in change is to actually change how Amazon contributes to climate crisis. I applaud Jeff’s efforts.

Tax the rich

What crisis?

44 million metric tons of carbon per year - close to many small nations.

JeffBezos is doing this for publicity. If he understood the urgency and the stakes, we would see very different actions from him.

Live like you preach , we have enough preach. No profit making, cars and homes

JeffBezos should let prime members earn $ for boxes turned it at Whole Foods REUSEandRESPECT ReuseNOTrefuse

It is not a threat to the planet. It is a threat to human civilization and the survivability of numerous species including ourselves.

He should start with how Amazon affects the environment. CanceledMyAmazon

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