Friend,

$10 billion. That is a HUGE sum of money, and the amount that Jeff Bezos committed to addressing the climate crisis. But, as the richest person on Earth, Bezos is making his money off Amazon.com, a company that is a major driver of climate change.

It is good that Bezos is finally recognizing we are facing a climate crisis but donating a small portion of his enormous wealth isn’t a solution. While we do need huge investments into climate solutions, $10 billion will eventually run out, and if Amazon hasn’t addressed its harmful impacts, people and the planet will continue to pay the price.

Amazon emitted 44 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2018, including indirect sources. That is larger than the emissions of United Parcel Service and FedEx. Unfortunately, $10 billion will not erase Amazon’s past, current, or future climate impacts.

So rather than donating more of his personal wealth, we are calling on Jeff Bezos to address Amazon’s harmful impacts on the people and the planet.

Today - World Day of Social Justice - join us in asking Amazon to get serious about its harmful impacts on the planet and workers.

Take action:

• Call Amazon at (888) 280-4331 [press # and then ask to speak to associate] and use our suggested talking points.
• If you have social media, click on the icons below to either tweet or post on Facebook, asking Amazon to address is harmful impacts.
• If you do not use social media, please share our post about why $10 billion won’t make up for Amazon’s exploitative practices over email or whatever method works best for you.

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