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In 2022, Bezos pledged $10 billion over 10 years to spend on private development based on the theory of [[climate change]], through the Bezos Earth Fund
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'''Jeffrey Preston Bezos''' (born January 12, 1964) is an America [[oligarch]] and founder of [[Amazon.com]], the United States' largest online retailer.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html|author=Saul Hansell|date=Jan 23 2002|accessdate=Apr 26 2009|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit|language=English|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref>
He also owns the [[liberal]] ''[[Washington Post]] '' and the space agency [[Blue Origin]].
As of 2022, Bezos has been surpassed as the "world's richest person" by the more [[conservative]] [[Elon Musk]].
In 2022, Bezos pledged $10 billion over 10 years to spend on private development based on the theory of [[climate change]], through the Bezos Earth Fund:
{{cquote|Among its priorities are reducing the carbon footprint of construction-grade cement and steel; pushing financial regulators to consider climate-related risks; advancing data and mapping technologies to monitor carbon emissions; and building natural, plant-based carbon sinks on a large scale.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/business/jeff-bezos-charity/index.html#:~:text=Bezos%20has%20committed%20%2410%20billion,%2C%20which%20S%C3%A1nchez%20co%2Dchairs.</ref>}}
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