Top 6 Billionaires Tackling Climate Change

The world has evolved and is still in the process of evolving. We are surrounded by technology and have our hands on things that are making our life easier. However, the more we have evolved, the more we started ignoring nature. This has resulted in drastic climatic change, so much is that we are losing 149 billion metric tons of ice in Antarctica. This has led to the rise of the global sea level in a big way, and researches shows that by the year 2050 big populated cities will get under the water.

Now, the richest and wealthiest people have also contributed to climatic change. The richer they are, the more their carbon footprint increase. Reports claimed that half of the global emission is caused by the 10% wealthiest people in the world. Nw, with great power, comes great responsibility. This rare planet now needs to be saved. We do not have a planet B. Fortunately, some of these wealthy people are aware of what their actions are doing to the world. So all of them are doing their part to save the planet. In this article, we will talk about some billionaires and what they are doing to tackle climate change. So without any further ado, let's get started.

Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk
Bill Gates
Bernard Arnault
Mark Zuckerberg
Larry Ellison

Jeff Bezos

The second richest person in the world and the founder of E-commerce giant Amazon, Jeff Bezos is clearly aware of what carbon emission is doing to the world. To counter the situation, Jeff Bezos along with Amazon has started an initiative known as The Amazon Climate Pledge, it is signed by other 104 corporations and its main target is to achieve net-zero carbon emission by the year 2040. Apart from that Bezos also has set up a fund called Bezos Earth Fund. Amazon also has a climate fund of $2 billion and this will be invested in new unique technologies that are needed to make a zero-carbon economy. In his Bezos Earth Fund, it is $10 billion and already 16 groups that working on climate change are given $790 million.

Elon Musk

There is hardly anyone who isn't aware of this person, Elon Musk is currently the richest person in the world with his company like Tesla and SpaceX. He is now the owner of the popular social media site, Twitter as well. From the very first, this person is aware of what Carbon emission is doing to our world.  His company Tesla is an electric carmaking company which is an alternative to fossil fuels. His company is known for energy-saving and also for avoiding waste.  In 2021, Musk donated $100 million to an NGO called XPrize. XPrize has hosted a competition of four years through which they pledge to find a solution to achieve the removal of 10 gigaton carbon removal target per year by 2050.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is not only known for his wealth but also for his philanthropy, the founder of the popular multinational tech company Microsoft. Gates is very much aware of the climate change issue the planet faces and has always spoken about its drastic consequences. Being that upfront about climate change, his company Microsoft took many steps to save the planet. In 2019, Microsoft pledged and set a target to source 100% renewable electricity by the year 2030. It has also decided to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 as well. Bill Gates has already authored a best-seller known as 'How To Avoid A Climate Disaster'. Apart from Microsoft has taken a big challenge of being carbon negative by the year 2030. Microsoft is also part of Amazon's Climate Pledge and has signed it.

Bernard Arnault

The French business Tycoon Bernard Arnault is the chairman and CEO of the biggest luxury goods company LVMH. Some of the biggest luxury brands like Louie Vuitton, Dior and Sephora are under this. Under the directive of Arnault, LVMH has its own program called  LVMH Initiatives For the Environment (LIFE) program, it has decided a target to achieve the use of 100% renewable energy and eradication of fossil-based plastic use in packaging by 2026. Apart from that, LVMH claimed to achieve their goal of  25% reduction of carbon emissions by 2020, in fact, they reportedly surpassed 37% of carbon emissions 12% more than their target.

Mark Zuckerberg

The man behind the biggest social media platform, Facebook and the company Meta is Mark Zuckerberg. Meta in 2021 said that it has reached its target of net-zero of carbon emissions and energy that it has purchased. In 2019, it was one of the largest buyers of renewable energy and is also on the path to investing funds in the projects of carbon removal and nature-based compounds. Zuckerberg along with Meta is focusing on sustainability and is working to tackle the impact of climate change in the world.

Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison is the co-founder and the former CEO of Oracle Corporations. The Oracle Corporation has always believed in sustainable business and has several sustainable goals. Larry Ellison started the SailGP catamarans race in the year 2018, it is to be the first climate positive sport. Its main slogan is 'Powered by nature' and has set a target to be 100% charged by renewable energy sources by the year 2025. Apart from that, Ellison has also bought a Hawaiian island and has pledged to turn the island into a place of clean energy. He brought the island in 2012 for $300 million.

Conclusion

With the threat of global warming rising every day, the planet is in danger. There are companies that are playing a big role in the increase of global warming as they are producing carbon emissions. The Billionaires are now taking responsibility and are coming forward by initiating new projects and taking part in sustainable development programmes to save the planet.

FAQs

Who is the richest person in the world?

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world.

Who is Jeff Bezos?

Jeff Bezos is an American entrepreneur and the founder of the biggest E-commerce platform Amazon.

How much CO2 does the world produce?

Approximately, the world produces over 43 billion tons of carbon emissions every year.