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Jeff Bezos announced on Instagram today that he is giving about 7.7% of his $130 billion net worth to launch the Bezos Earth Fund.

Questions:

  1. According to the article, what role did Amazon employees have in this move?
  2. How much in total dollars is he committing?
  3. By 2040, what is Amazon’s pledge?

Source:

Harrington, R. (2020). Jeff Bezos says he’s giving $10 billion — about 7.7% of his net worth — to fight climate change. Business Insider.com, Feb. 17 (https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-giving-10-billion-to-fight-climate-change-2020-2)