Mr Bezos said in the post that he will call his new initiative the Bezos Earth Fund.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says that he plans to spend 10 billion US dollars (£7.7 billion) of his own fortune to help fight climate change.
Mr Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post that he will start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect the earth.
“I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change,” Mr Bezos said in the post.
Amazon, the company Mr Bezos runs, has an enormous carbon footprint. Last year, Amazon officials said the company would work to have 100% of its energy use come from solar panels and other renewable energy by 2030.
The online retailer relies on fossil fuels to power planes, trucks and vans in order to ship billions of items all around the world.
Amazon workers in its Seattle headquarters have been vocal in criticising some of the company’s practices, pushing it to do more to combat climate change.
Mr Bezos said in the post that he will call his new initiative the Bezos Earth Fund.
An Amazon spokesman confirmed that Mr Bezos will be using his own money for the fund.
Despite being among the richest people in the world, Mr Bezos only recently became active in donating money to causes as other billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have done.
In 2018, he started another fund, committing 2 billion US dollars (£1.5 billion) of his own money to open preschools in low-income neighbourhoods and give money to nonprofits that help homeless families.
Mr Bezos, who founded Amazon 25 years ago, has a stake in the company that is worth more than 100 billion US dollars (£77 billion).
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain defender Lucas Hernandez will have surgery after rupturing his left knee ACL, almost certainly ruling him out of playing for France at the European Championship.
Hernandez was injured on Wednesday night during the Champions League semifinal first leg against Borussia Dortmund, which PSG lost 1-0 in Germany.
PSG said he underwent a scan on Thursday and the 28-year-old Hernandez will undergo surgery in the coming days.
Euro 2024 takes place in Germany from June 14, and France coach Didier Deschamps names his squad on May 16.
Missing the tournament will be another bitter blow for Hernandez, who played just eight minutes at the 2022 World Cup after rupturing the ACL in his right knee in France's opening game against Australia.
Hernandez joined from Bayern Munich in the offseason and celebrated winning the league title with PSG last Sunday.
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PSG's Lucas Hernandez, left, jumps for a header with Dortmund's Niclas Fuellkrug during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain at the Signal-Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
PSG's Lucas Hernandez leaves the pitch after being injured during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Dortmund's Niclas Fuellkrug, right, is challenged by PSG's Lucas Hernandez during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain at the Signal-Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
