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Amazon CEO to give $10 billion to fight climate change

Amazon CEO and one of the richest men in the world, Jeff Bezos, has announced that he will be donating around $10 billion to fight climate change. He has created a new initiative called the Bezos Earth Fund and will start giving out grants this summer. This amounts to around 7% of his total net worth.

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