Some of the world’s richest men, including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland. The climate crisis is melting Greenland down at an unprecedented rate, which — in a twist of irony — is creating an opportunity for investors and […]
Jeff Bezos announces $791 mn in grants to 16 groups to fight climate change
Bezos announced on Instagram that the grants are part of his Bezos Earth Fund. Last year, while announcing The Climate Pledge, Amozon committed to be 100 per cent powered by renewable energy by 2025 and be net-zero carbon by 2040. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced on Monday in an Instagram post that he will give […]
HERE’S WHY JEFF BEZOS & BILL GATES ARE INVESTING IN THIS BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
Currently, an absence of superior battery technology is impeding us in achieving the goal of protecting the environment with sustainable energy initiatives. Consequently, the target of cutting 45% emissions by 2030 set by the September’s Climate Action Summit (UN) may not be within our reach. Now, prominent leaders like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates-backed firm […]
4,500 Amazon employees write to Jeff Bezos calling for ‘urgent’ leadership on climate change
More than 4,520 Amazon employees signed an open letter to Jeff Bezos demanding the company get serious about climate change. The letter comes days after a Gizmodo report revealed how aggressively Amazon is courting oil and gas companies. The signatories made a series of demands, ranging from an emissions-cutting timeline, to a demand for fair treatment of […]
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and a group of influential billionaires are investing in 2 startups that could solve the biggest problem with renewable energy
Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Mark Zuckerberg and others are committing up to $1 billion too develop new energy storage technologies. Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and a group of billionaires are investing in two energy storage startups through their fund, Breakthrough Ventures. Energy storage is one of the biggest bottlenecks in the widespread adoption of renewable energy. Breakthrough Ventures’ fund is […]