Bezos said he will begin issuing grants this summer.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ "Earth is the one thing we all have in common let's protect it, together⁣," he said. Bezos' net worth is $130 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In September, Amazon pledged to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement 10 years early and to be carbon neutral by 2040. In the announcement, Amazon said it was launching a $100 million fund to restore and protect forests and wetlands. Bezos said he expected 80% of Amazon's energy use to come from renewable sources by 2024, up from 40%, before transitioning to zero emissions by 2030. The retailing giant has come under fire for its own shortcomings in the area of climate change. In September 2019, Amazon released its carbon footprint for the first time in its history, showing that it released 44.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in the previous year. ⁣In April, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice formed to pressure the company to enact environmental initiatives.