- Jeff Bezos was asked to respond to critics who said that billionaires should focus on the earth instead of space.
- Critics ignore the fact that “we need to do these two things at the same time, and the two things are closely connected,” he said.
- Bezos says he spends more on climate change charities than on space.
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Amazon founder and CEO of Blue Origin Jeff Bezos Responding to critics saying that billionaires spend too much money space Travel is not enough to solve the problems on the earth.
Bezos said at the press conference that these critics ignored the fact that “we need to do these two things at the same time, and the two things are closely connected.” Ignatius Forum Thursday’s event.
Bezos says he is spending more money on Bezos Earth FundA charity announced in February 2020, not his spending on space travel.The stated goal of philanthropy is to spend Invest 10 billion U.S. dollars to combat climate change by 2030.
Neither Bezos nor his interviewers at the event specifically mentioned any critics, but in Bezos flies to the edge of space In July, he was criticized by public figures, including Representative Alexander Ocasio-Cortez, Billionaire Bill Gates, with Prince William.
Bezos also talked about the importance of space travel, saying “There is a lot of work to be done here and now, and we must not forget this. But at the same time, we need to look to the future in a closely connected way.”
“We humans have always been doing these two things. We have been focusing on the here and now, and we have been focusing on the future. This planet is too small. If we want to continue to develop as a civilization and use more energy as a civilization, Most of the future work needs to be done outside the earth,” he added.
Bezos has said in the past that he believes Humans will have to move “all polluting industries” into space.
