Hi, I'm Akshatrati, a senior climate reporter for Bloomberg Green and host of the podcast, Zero.

It's a show about the tactics and technologies that take us to a world of zero emissions.

Every week, I talk with influential people like Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau and Kim Stanley Robinson.

And also people you may not know but who have world-changing ideas,

like Brianne Worthington on the UK's pioneering climate law,

Gail Whiteman on bringing climate to Davos,

and George Monbeau on fixing the food system.

Today I'm sharing with you a conversation I think you might like.

It's an interview with Andrew Stier, who heads the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund. It's a huge amount of money, but it has to be

spent wisely to make a real difference. Andrew has worked for decades on climate solutions,

and I wanted to know what role philanthropy plays in the climate fight and where it fails.

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New episodes drop every Thursday.

Welcome to Zero. I'm Akshadrati.

This week, my money, your money and Jeff's money.

In February 2020, Jeff Bezos, then the richest person on the planet, posted a picture

to his 4 million Instagram followers.

It showed the Earth from Space, the North American continent peeking out from behind the clouds,

and accompanying the post was a big announcement.

He was committing $10 billion to launch the Bezos Earth Fund.

It is the largest commitment to climate philanthropy ever made,

and the fund is due to give out all the $10 billion by 2030.

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