{"id":44162,"date":"2021-11-05T13:42:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T13:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=44162"},"modified":"2022-01-06T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:22:37","slug":"elon-musk-jeff-bezos-aim-to-save-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-aim-to-save-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk &amp; Jeff Bezos aim to save the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Often the world\u2019s wealthiest and most powerful people are viewed critically by society simply because of their fortune. However, recently Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos stepped up to help the planet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Beasley, the director of the United Nations\u2019 World Food Programme (WFP), <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/26\/economy\/musk-world-hunger-wfp-intl\/index.html\">challenged<\/a> billionaires by claiming that <strong>$6bn<\/strong> or <strong>0.<\/strong><strong>36% <\/strong>of the net worth of billionaires in the US, including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, could directly aid 42 million people globally and tackle the <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/videos\/business\/2021\/10\/26\/david-beasley-wfp-billionaires-ctw-intl.cnn\">hunger<\/a> issue.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk decided to respond to Beasleys\u2019 claims on Twitter by agreeing to contribute to solving the hunger crisis if the public knows how the financial resources will be used:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it.<\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1454808104256737289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">But it must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent.<\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1454809318356750337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, David Beasley said that the headline of the article of his statements was \u201cnot accurate\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>! Headline not accurate. $6B will not solve world hunger, but it WILL prevent geopolitical instability, mass migration and save 42 million people on the brink of starvation. An unprecedented crisis and a perfect storm due to Covid\/conflict\/climate crises.<\/p>&mdash; Cindy McCain (@WFPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFPChief\/status\/1454883966071230472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elon Musk shared a link to the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/627783\/Starving-children-as-young-as-NINE-forced-to-give-UN-officials-oral-sex-to-get-food\/amp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a>, published by the Express that questions the reliability of UN\u2019s activity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What happened here? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WWfbZURtdh\">https:\/\/t.co\/WWfbZURtdh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1454930023966773249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the contrary, David Beasley invited Musk to meet and show how World Food Programme operates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> Instead of tweets, allow me to show you. We can meet anywhere\u2014Earth or space\u2014but I suggest in the field where you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WFP<\/a>\u2019s people, processes and yes, technology, at work. I will bring the plan, and open books.<\/p>&mdash; Cindy McCain (@WFPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFPChief\/status\/1455191851829497861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, recently David Beasley tweeted a few more responses encouraging Elon Musk to contribute to improving the world and proving that WFP is a credible organisation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>, you made 500K Teslas last year. We fed 115M+ people w\/ nearly 20B rations. You know how to make cars; we know how to feed people. Decades of proven experience. Systems\/ops in place. I look forward to showing you how we do it. Maybe you can show us how to do it better.<\/p>&mdash; Cindy McCain (@WFPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFPChief\/status\/1455636943480446976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We operate in 80+ countries with operational plans in each. Scaling up to add more people is not difficult for us &#8211; just as it would not be difficult for you to make more cars. It&#39;s logistics and supply chain.\u00a0There is a reason why we are\u00a0Nobel laureates.<\/p>&mdash; Cindy McCain (@WFPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFPChief\/status\/1455637367461646336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the most recent tweets from the public responding to Elon Musk and David Beasley\u2019s conversation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If I were the WFPChief I would put all my effort and the people around me to document every single detail of the WFP operations and explain how spend $6B to help finish the famine&#8230; you have a chance here<\/p>&mdash; Z\u00e4sar (@JCesar_GS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JCesar_GS\/status\/1455655623568367623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Answering the wrong question, how exactly will you spend the 6b? And really it should&#39;ve outlined in the original article<\/p>&mdash; MLR_Moderate_Data (@MlrData) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MlrData\/status\/1455698068280524802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/StonkSwamp\/status\/1455681754182950919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another powerful billionaire, Jeff Bezos, decided to financially&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-59132104\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contribute<\/a>&nbsp;to saving landscapes and changing \u201cfood systems\u201d through the Bezos Earth Fund by spending $2bn or \u00a31.5bn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information was revealed in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/what-actually-is-cop26\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COP26<\/a>\u00a0climate conference in Glasgow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the Bezos Earth Fund, Bezos himself is willing to spend over \u201c$10bn fighting climate change overall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;We must conserve what we still have and restore what we&#39;ve lost.&#39;<br><br>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announces a $2 billion pledge allocated directly to restoring nature, as part of a $10 billion commitment to tackle climate change.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COP26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COP26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7tk2L3N002\">https:\/\/t.co\/7tk2L3N002<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HNCohheeag\">pic.twitter.com\/HNCohheeag<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1455486987662729218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the public opinion responses on Twitter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He ought to reduce the needless packaging to reduce the amount if paper and cardboard, combine deliveries to reduce carbon emissions and fuel, and pay the tax Amazon should pay in the countries they trade, not avoid it<\/p>&mdash; Stu KRO \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@stuartroberts18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stuartroberts18\/status\/1455509787672596488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Company founder to fix climate change by over consumption of unnecessary goods delivered through polluting transport by a workforce employed at arms length to avoid accountability for inhumane practices. I think we&#39;ve saved the planet guys\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amazon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amazon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COP26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COP26<\/a><\/p>&mdash; George S \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf49 (@mutantteenager) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mutantteenager\/status\/1455594552895553542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Voice of London didn&#8217;t get any comments from the Extinction Rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read WFP&#8217;s response\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/what-is-wfp\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Daniele Kieraite | Subbing: Peter Trythall<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often the world\u2019s wealthiest and most powerful people are viewed critically by society simply because of their fortune. 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