Jeff Bezos to create N3.6trn funds focused on dealing with climate change- Jeff Bezos, the president and chief executive officer of Amazon, has announced the creation of a $10 billion (N3,630,000,000,000) fund to deal with climate change - The Bezos Earth Fund will support various groups of people to ensure the preservation of the natural world - Bezos is already an investor with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which provides technological solutions to deal with climate change The president and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has announced plans to create a $10 billion (N3,630,000,000,000) fund focused on dealing with climate change. Announcing his intent on Instagram, Bezos explained that the Bezos Earth Fund will provide funding for scientists, activists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help preserve and protect the natural world. Legit.ng understands that Bezos is already an investor in Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which is focused on providing finance for the development of technologies that reduce climate change. It is also working on the reduction of the use of fossil fuels and carbon emissions in industries, including energy generation, food production, and manufacturing, techcrunch.com reports Read also Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change Information available shows that Bezos is personally funding the plan as the project has no support from Amazon, techcrunch.com reports. According to Bezos, solving climate change “is going to take collective action from big companies, small companies, nation-states, global organizations, and individuals.” In other news. the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed interest in supporting a health app that serves as an advisor using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger as platforms. The app, Lily Health, is set to attract between $50 to $250,000 from the United Nations’ agency. Duke University and UNICEF announced that the app has been given a spot in the Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator. According to a report by Business Insider, the programme gives the opportunity for social enterprises to tackle the most pressing challenges that children and youth around the world contend with. Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the world’s richest person, Jeff Bezos, seems to have picked interest in things to spend his money on aside space travel. Read also Ex-corps member threatens NYSC with legal action, demands N260 million PAY ATTENTION: Download our mobile app to enjoy the latest news update About two years ago, the Amazon CEO said that he would only be putting his wealth into space travel or nothing else. The Amazon boss and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez reportedly went hunting for houses in Bel Air and Beverly Hills as they considered a 40,000 square feet property at the cost of $225 million (N81,675,000,000). In 2019, he also got three condos in Manhattan for $80 million (N29,040,000,000). NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better Would you rather have money or be poor and have a good family? | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Jeff Bezos, the president and chief executive officer of Amazon, has announced the creation of a $10 billion (N3,630,000,000,000) fund to deal with climate change - The Bezos Earth Fund will support various groups of people to ensure the preservation of the natural world - Bezos is already an investor with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which provides technological solutions to deal with climate change Legit.ng Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: NAIJ.com Legit.ng