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Jeff Bezos To Give $10 Billion Of His Fortune To Fight Climate Change

18 February 2020 - 8 mins
Podcast Series The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has pledged $10 billion of his fortune to fight climate change.

He has said the money will finance work by scientists, activists and other groups.

Bezos is the world's richest man with an estimated net worth of more than $130 billion. The pledge represents almost 8% of his fortune.

Ian Guider, markets editor of The Business Post, joined us for the business news with this story and more, including:

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