Elon Musk Offers $6 Billion , If UN Can Prove , It Would Save Millions of Lives.
Billionaire Elon Musk said he would donate billions of dollars if the UN could prove that such a tiny fraction of his wealth could save tens of millions of lives.
Billionaire Elon Musk said he would donate billions of dollars if the UN could prove that such a tiny fraction of his wealth could save tens of millions of lives.
Yahoo reports that Musk was responding to comments by David Beasley, the director of the UN's World Food Program.
Last week, Beasley told CNN that a $6 billion donation from billionaires like Musk or Jeff Bezos could save the lives of 42 million people.
Last week, Beasley told CNN that a $6 billion donation from billionaires like Musk or Jeff Bezos could save the lives of 42 million people.
According to Yahoo, Musk is the richest man in the world.
Recently, he became the first person to reach an estimated net worth of over $300 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Recently, he became the first person to reach an estimated net worth of over $300 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The index currently lists Musk's net worth at $311 billion.
According to Yahoo, Musk has challenged the claim that the specific amount is enough to solve the hunger crisis.
On Twitter, he said that if the World Food Program could prove its math, he would, "sell Tesla stock right now and do it.".
He also demanded the agency be transparent about how the money would be allocated.
I can assure you that we have the systems in place for transparency and open source accounting.
Your team can review and work with us to be totally confident of such, David Beasley, via Twitter.
He also clarified that the agency had never claimed $6 billion would "solve world hunger.".
This is a one-time donation to save 42 million lives during this unprecedented hunger crisis, David Beasley, via Twitter