That’s like one year of NSF budget why don’t we have them all just pay more taxes https://t.co/Au3uqkQQfr

— The Jouissance of Consulting (@neoliberal_dad) February 17, 2020

This is entirely consistent with Bezos' aims for Blue Origin. He'd like to preserve Earth as a "garden" by ultimately moving most heavy industry and resource extraction off-world. https://t.co/JvGaxgJYWP

— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) February 17, 2020

This is good and: Any super-wealthy person who says they want to make a meaningful impact on an issue should also be directing money & attention to electoral efforts — otherwise, they’re not serious about actually making a difference. https://t.co/RhqmThsuAA

— Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) February 17, 2020

As a Seattle resident, I believe that I speak with authority when I say: I'll believe it when it happens. https://t.co/xRl5Dd36pk

— Hanna Brooks Olsen (@mshannabrooks) February 17, 2020

It would be better if Jeff paid his fair share in taxes. https://t.co/Vhexa9X2CQ

— Ihssane Leckey for Congress (@ihssaneleckey) February 17, 2020

If he had a robust plan, I am not sure he would be announcing it on Insta ?

— Jason Jacobs (@jjacobs22) February 17, 2020

Bezos to Gates: A $1B climate fund isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? https://t.co/ZSmTISkAeO pic.twitter.com/SzexLYCcFB

— James Temple (@jtemple) February 17, 2020

Jeff Bezos posts on Instagram that he plans to commit $10 billion towards addressing climate change. pic.twitter.com/ZrAXoH6AVW

— Sarah Frier (@sarahfrier) February 17, 2020

I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with the criticisms of his recent home purchases. How about what changes he's implementing in Amazon to support the fight against climate change?? https://t.co/srLC45kI41

— Xai (@xaichai) February 17, 2020

TFW you give away ten billion and STILL get attacked by the press ?‍♂️ https://t.co/epL6kOQODE

— jason@calacanis.com (@Jason) February 18, 2020

Here's a pitch — pay your tax.https://t.co/lOpOe06728

— Dan Ilic (@danilic) February 17, 2020

.@JeffBezos just launched Bezos Earth Fund, & committed $10B to start to help fight climate change.

I’d love to see more specific plan/thesis than “efforts that offer real possibility to preserve and protect the natural world”, but committing the capital sure is a good start! pic.twitter.com/QWZqesBebe

— Jason Jacobs (@jjacobs22) February 17, 2020

Between myself and @JeffBezos , we are committing $10.00001B towards climate change! That’s a B, folks. https://t.co/gSinZ0jbAh

— David Goldberg (@davidrgoldberg) February 17, 2020

That $10 billion comes from Bezos' personal money and none of the funds will be used in for-profit enterprises, investing in private companies or startups, a person familiar with the fund told @axios @Ben_Geman & @i_oriion https://t.co/mnNOaQxRzf

— Amy Harder (@AmyAHarder) February 17, 2020

No NGO can do nearly as much good on climate change as the federal government, and billionaires shouldn't be deciding where the money goes. We should. https://t.co/672YuIffh1

— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) February 17, 2020

-Amazon's 2018 carbon emissions totaled 44.4 million metric tons (similar to large power companies)

-Amazon threatened employees with termination who publicly criticized its climate policies

-Amazon's cloud service is aggressively expanding into the fossil fuel market pic.twitter.com/FfTKnucqMx

— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) February 17, 2020

If Jeff Bezos was taxed at a 70% rate on his $130billion worth, we would have $90billion for climate change and he’d still have more money than one person could spend in a lifetime. https://t.co/FXhqWtwVFF

— Cassandra, Irredeemable Pudgy Nobody (@ChrisWarcraft) February 18, 2020

Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, just announced a $10 billion personal commitment to combat climate change. pic.twitter.com/XbLTwEdkhJ

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) February 17, 2020

Just in — Jeff Bezos has unveiled his largest philanthropic commitment to date.

He says he will commit $10 billion to scientists, activists and NGOs to combat climate change.

This is a huge deal for the world’s richest person, who has taken fire for his paltry giving. pic.twitter.com/J5nMiTR83j

— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) February 17, 2020

Just a reminder that the very simplest and easiest thing Jeff Bezos could do to have a large impact with regard to fighting climate change *right now* would be to simply cancel all of his own company's oil + gas contracts.https://t.co/2FhsqbH0yU

— Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) February 17, 2020

Amazon employees get results https://t.co/RX6SY5mtyj

— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) February 17, 2020

The equivalent of the average American household (net worth $97,000) setting aside $7,461 to combat climate change https://t.co/e8seaipof1

— Christopher Mims ? (@mims) February 17, 2020

Huh. I mean, that's real money.

He's also saying "grants," so it doesn't sound like the kind of investments that he could make money off whether it was in a foundation or not. https://t.co/i0hMSH8n2J

— Lydia DePillis (@lydiadepillis) February 17, 2020

Jeff Bezos says he’s putting up $10 billion for a new fund to fight climate change. Few details, but says it could fund “scientists, activists, NGOs” https://t.co/P4tZaRA2IC pic.twitter.com/mHOIpTAWyR

— brad plumer (@bradplumer) February 17, 2020

Not quite sure why framed, at least initially, only as grants - as opposed to reserving some of this for an impact-investing fund model? https://t.co/Gn4ZBBGLXI

— Andrew Revkin (@Revkin) February 17, 2020

So, as always, approach this kind of thing with extreme skepticism. Where is the money going? To what projects and organizations? Over how long? And, importantly, how does the "philanthropist" benefit? https://t.co/X51r6EhZD6

— TBSkyen (@TBSkyen) February 17, 2020

A person close to the fund says it won't engage in private sector investment, focusing entirely on charitable giving.

— Russell Brandom (@russellbrandom) February 17, 2020

CORRECTED HEADLINE: Jeff Bezos wants recognition for promising to pay a pittance of his wealth even though he hasn't done anything yet and still actively works to make the problem worse https://t.co/vwRer332r8

— Post-Culture Review (@PostCultRev) February 17, 2020

This is cool and all but it might also help to chill with sending out a single Amazon order in four different packages. (Also maybe let your employees go to the bathroom) https://t.co/84i0SdTpkf

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) February 17, 2020

Reporting this without mentioning that Amazon spent the last decade aggressively courting oil & gas companies in order sell them services that would help them find and extract more fossil fuels is journalistic malpractice. Bezos is greenwashing himself. That's the story here. https://t.co/3oQX4o3LCf

— Mary Gillis (@living_marble) February 17, 2020

Anyone ever see the Philip k dick “electric dreams” episode about an (Amazon) factory outputting goods to infinity and a rebel faction is trying to destroy it as it is polluting the earth into oblivion? Unless Bezos is ready to change his company’s extreme waste-I’m not impressed https://t.co/GONwZJcn0B

— Peter Joseph (@ZeitgeistFilm) February 17, 2020

This certainly makes up for the time Amazon did not send me the comb I bought....Seriously, congrats to @JeffBezos for this move. https://t.co/xs26aTQZiP

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 17, 2020

Sticking with my modest proposal that he should just buy (and protect) the Amazon.

Think of the branding opportunities, Jeff. https://t.co/SJGFJDGyb5

— Bill Weir (@BillWeirCNN) February 18, 2020

If there’s a technological solution, I’m confident now that we will find it. There’s a lot of momentum. https://t.co/aaymwM8hVE

— Sundeep Peechu (@speechu) February 17, 2020

The Amazon chief and richest man in the world announced that he would be launching the Bezos Earth Fund on Instagram. https://t.co/3NGVNePIro

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 17, 2020

Although I wish our government would do this, I am very glad that my boss has now done this!https://t.co/fnPbCAa2UT

— Ted Hope (@TedHope) February 17, 2020

Pretty sure everyone that’s complaining about “OnLy 10BilLiOn” makes $8 an hour and never sacrificed years/decades of their lives chasing a vision and investing in themselves. Devote your life to something and see how much you’re willing to give up once YOU put in the time. https://t.co/dLmCiWrFBf

— OpTic Ral (@Rallied) February 17, 2020

Jeff Bezos announced a $10 billion plan to fight climate change that doesn’t mention Amazon https://t.co/PasyjyT0nE

— Quartz (@qz) February 17, 2020

I've met some billionaires and I've seen that many don't fund the people who are actually doing the work. Instead they fund their ego's and things that will make them look good. What do y'all think is gonna happen here?https://t.co/6scrPAXiiV

— Alexandria Villaseñor (@AlexandriaV2005) February 18, 2020

Spent wisely — on technologies & practices that could be deployed *now* and need philanthropic capital to *scale* — this could truly help.

What investments would truly help the world reduce emissions by 50% in a decade? That’s what to fund. Nothing else. https://t.co/JzGpveqWfk

— Dr. Jonathan Foley (@GlobalEcoGuy) February 18, 2020

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he will spend $10 billion of his own fortune to give out grants to scientists, activists and nonprofits to help fight climate change. https://t.co/eOOqyOMUTH

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 17, 2020

Thread: Bezos will spend $10 billion of his own fortune to give out grants to scientists, activists and nonprofits to help fight climate change. Bravo! https://t.co/7qQ7LZeYzn

— Daniel Firger (@dfirgs) February 17, 2020

? Being rich doesn’t necessarily make you smart after all. You are losing the #ClimateChangeHoax agenda which accounts for your bullshιt & how exactly r’ you going to stop earth’s climate from changing?

? Bezos commits $10 billion 2 fight climate change https://t.co/adcLdoHD1v

— B32Boo - Conservative Libertarian?Proud Patriot (@Betty32Boo) February 18, 2020

This already exists, it’s called the Green Climate Fund.

Bezos should just donate to that rather than create his own, meaning he alone would not get to deign which projects get funding, the fate of millions in his hands https://t.co/3rJ4zKm403

— Patrick Galey ??‍♂️ (@patrickgaley) February 18, 2020

JEFF BEZOS MAY HAVE READ MY BOOK. NEVERTHELESS, HE IS THE FIRST TO TAKE HEED TO THE WARNING TO "BILLIONAIRES TRYING TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRES."
NOW IS THE TIME FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW HIM.#climatechange https://t.co/PWScXoLGaw 11#BlackHistoryMonth

— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) February 18, 2020

Shut up and pay your employees Jeff! https://t.co/xN72U6gmla

— Myriam Douo (@MyriamDouo) February 18, 2020

Can’t argue with this. Keep an eye on what he does.... #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow https://t.co/SSAjq9IMtu

— Jamie Schler (@lifesafeast) February 18, 2020

Jeff Bezos announces a $10 billion plan to fight #ClimateChange INCLUDING targeting so-called ‘CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS’ like you and I!#ClimateFraud #NWO #Agenda21 https://t.co/1u4URrJHAG

— BeachMilk (@BeachMilk) February 19, 2020

Jeff Bezos announced a $10 billion plan to fight climate change that doesn’t mention Amazon https://t.co/rU0YEOr8o0 via @qz

— Byron Lotter (@Byron_vestact) February 18, 2020

JEFF BEZOS MAY HAVE READ MY BOOK. NEVERTHELESS, HE IS THE FIRST TO TAKE HEED TO THE WARNING TO "BILLIONAIRES TRYING TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRES." NOW IS THE TIME FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW HIM.#climatechange https://t.co/PWScXoLGaw 14#BlackHistoryMonth

— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) February 19, 2020

Finally, some good news; Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change https://t.co/TeVhu7dArn

— Lieve Laurens (@LieveLaurens) February 18, 2020

JEFF BEZOS MAY HAVE READ MY BOOK. NEVERTHELESS, HE IS THE FIRST TO TAKE HEED TO THE WARNING TO "BILLIONAIRES TRYING TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRES."
NOW IS THE TIME FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW HIM.#climatechangehttps://t.co/PWScXoLGaw 05

— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) February 18, 2020

The @ENERGY FY2021 budget for energy (climate a small slice): $3.6 billion. The entire federal govt. Compare to $10 billion from one rich dude.

1) direct action by @amazon workers pays off ?
2) one man is outspending our entire govt on climate... ?https://t.co/ztYYXFpOpm

— Dan Finn-Foley (@DanFinnFoley) February 17, 2020