Jeff Bezos might have set aside $1 billion AmazonHe holds stock for a year in order to finance Blue Origin Rocket Company, but he claims he is spending his money more on climate change.

Last week, Amazon CEO and founder Alexa was interviewed at the Ignatius Forum, Washington, D.C. critics who argueHe should spend more money to address Earth’s climate concerns than on space travel, and he is one of the billionaires.

Bezos stated that “they’re missing the duality that we must do both” and said the two are closely linked. Adi, the Harvard Business Review editor-in chief Adi Ignatius agreed. “I actually spend more on the Bezos Earth Fund that I am on space.

Bezos recognized that Earth has a tremendous amount of work to do, but said humanity must also look at other planets for resources in order “keep growing” as a civilisation.

Bezos launched the $10 billion Earth FundThe fund will issue grants in 2020 to scientists, activists, and organizations that work to combat climate change. This fund has already granted 947 million dollars, and it is aiming to release the remaining $9 billion in 2020.

Amazon CEO after stepping down in JulyBezos has been spending more time on personal aspirations like Blue Origin and Earth Fund as well as The Washington Post. he acquired2013

Bezos will devote more of his time to Blue Origin projects. CNBC previously reportedBezos doubled his weekly Blue Origin commitment, dedicating Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons in recent weeks to Blue Origin updates or discussing the company.

Bezos is a long-standing space enthusiast. He graduated high school with a degree in physics. gave a valedictorian speechThat he wanted “space hotels, amusement park, yachts and colonies” for two to three million people orbiting about the earth. His valedictorian speech ended with the words “Space is the last frontier.” “Meet me there.” It was meant as a play on Star Trek’s “Star Trek” tagline.

Bezos played a minor role in “Star Trek: Beyond,” a 2016 sci-fi movie.

Ignatius told Bezos, “That wasn’t an easy gig to obtain,” and that he spoke only one line in the movie. I insisted that he speak, which made the entire scenario more complicated.

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