Bezos establishes climate fund, accused of hypocrisy

Jeff Bezos' announcement that he's establishing a billion-dollar fund to help fight climate change has prompted critics to deem the Amazon CEO "hypocritical".
Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP / AFP
Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP / AFP
BY DANIEL SKINBJERG

On Monday, Amazon Founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos announced plans to donate USD 10 billion, corresponding to nearly 8 percent of his fortune, to the fight against climate change through a new fund named Bezos Earth Fund.

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