'We can save the Earth': Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos commits $10bn towards fighting climate crisis

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World's richest man uses personal wealth to launch Bezos Earth Fund, in a move that follows growing pressure on Amazon to ramp up its climate efforts

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has pledged $10bn of his personal wealth towards fighting the climate crisis, with the billionaire yesterday promising to "amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the...

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