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Bezos Earth Fund’s $26 million FireSat could detect 15-by-15-foot fires anywhere on Earth within 20 mins: Lauren Sánchez Bezos says, ‘I watched friends and family lose everything’

FireSat is a new satellite network designed to detect wildfires early and provide timely data. This constellation, backed by Jeff Bezos, aims to identify fires as small as 15 feet globally with approximately 50 satellites in orbit within 20 minutes anywhere on Earth. Jeff Bezos' wife Lauren Sanchez said FireSat…

The Economic Times · 16h ago

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have donated about $4.7 billion so far. But it is still a drop in the bucket for the Amazon founder

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have pledged an impressive $25 million to bolster ocean conservation initiatives across various Pacific nations. This investment aims to safeguard and manage vast ocean regions while advocating for sustainable practices. Coupled with their earlier contribution of $37.5 million, the Bezos Earth Fund is making major…

The Economic Times · Oct 1

Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years

Lauren Sánchez Bezos is leading the couple’s Bezos Earth Fund, which has granted only about $2.4 billion of their $10 billion climate pledge by 2030.

Fortune · Sep 30

The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?

Jeff Bezos’s $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy – and its interest in carbon offsets

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024

Wealthy individuals are giving billions to solve the climate crisis – is it working?

One of the best parts about being The Conversation is when we actually have a conversation in real life. And finally, we did just that recently with a fascinating event, co-sponsored by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Associated Press and GBH. Here is a recap from the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2022

Foundations call for cooperation, some new pledges at COP27

Philanthropic foundations have made some new commitments at the U.N. climate conference in Egypt over the past two weeks

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

People react to Jeff Bezos’ pledge to give away most of his $124bn fortune: ‘You don’t have to pledge’

The Amazon founder says the ‘hard part is figuring out how’ to give away his immense fortune

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Will the Cop27 meet bring dread or hope?

Ask two different climate experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt (Cop27) to characterise their feelings about the future, and you may get quite different answers. "We are seeing more progress than we ever imagined," says one, while the other laments that we are heading full tilt…

Bangkok Post · Nov 13, 2022

Billionaires should not make up climate finance gaps, says Bezos Earth Fund head

Rich countries ‘not living up to obligations’, says Andrew Steer, in charge of $10bn environmental fund

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

Charitable giving to fight climate change rises 25% to $7.5B

Charitable giving to organizations that work to slow climate change have increased in the past year, and many more groups are receiving funds than just a few years ago

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022