Bezos Earth Fund

Concerns raised as $10bn Bezos Earth Fund halts funding for Science Based Targets initiative, which monitors companies’ decarbonisation

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

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.

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

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

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…

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

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

Ex-wife MacKenzie Scott giving away her billions at a faster clip, according to observers

Billionaire Jeff Bezos's environmental fund is seeking to build a coalition with African and European countries around this year's U.N. climate summit to add heft to land restoration efforts, its top official told Reuters.