10 billion for climate

The World

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he’ll start handing out $10 billion worth of grants to fight climate change this summer. That money will go to scientists, activists and nongovernmental organizations. Beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess how Bezos will spend the money. The World’s environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler looks at some possibilities.

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