Listen to "Andrew Steer on the future of the Bezos Earth Fund" on Spreaker.
The Bezos Earth Fund is Jeff Bezos' $10 billion commitment to fund scientists, activists, NGOs, and other groups that will drive climate and nature solutions.
In this episode of COPcast, Devex’s President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar sat down with Andrew Steer, the fund’s CEO, to talk about the kind of projects he’s interested in and some misconceptions about the fund.
Bezos Earth Fund chief: Banks, funders must 'leverage' climate dollars
Bezos Earth Fund President and CEO Andrew Steer pushes multilateral development banks and philanthropists to do more to "leverage" their climate investments.
“It’s easy to spend money. It’s difficult to spend money well. And most philanthropy to date has been very honorable and effective, but it’s been unleveraged,” he said.
This conversation was recorded as part of our Devex @ COP 27 event.
About the authors
Raj Kumarraj_devex
Raj Kumar is the President and Editor-in-Chief at Devex, the media platform for the global development community. He is a media leader and former humanitarian council chair for the World Economic Forum and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His work has led him to more than 50 countries, where he has had the honor to meet many of the aid workers and development professionals who make up the Devex community. He is the author of the book "The Business of Changing the World," a go-to primer on the ideas, people, and technology disrupting the aid industry.
Naomi Mihara
Naomi Mihara is an Associate Editor for Devex, working on creative and audiovisual projects. She has a background in journalism and international development, having previously served as an assistant correspondent for Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun and as a communications officer for the International Organization for Migration in Southeast Asia. She holds a master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism from Bournemouth University.