How should Jeff Bezos invest his $10bn Earth Fund?
by Jonathan Watts from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ZHB6)
Scientists propose best use of funds pledged by Amazon founder to fight climate crisis
Amazon revenue to restore the Amazon rainforest? A political war chest in the US to counter the pernicious influence of big oil? Or research funding for "moonshot" technologies to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
The world's richest man is never going to be short of suggestions for how to spend money, but Jeff Bezos's announcement of a new $10bn (7.67bn) Earth Fund to fight global heating has raised the question of what is the best bang for a climate buck.
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