Bezos has a small team helping to figure out how to parcel out the funds, they said, including from his personal office. It was very clear that he had already learned a lot about climate change and was very knowledgeable,” said Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund. The Bezos money will be used within two years, he said, an important part of RMI’s $75 million budget this year. Krupp also said that currently less than 2 percent of global philanthropy is directed at solving climate change. One of the smallest organizations to receive money from Bezos is Green for All, part of Green Corps.

Source: Washington Post November 16, 2020 16:29 UTC