Developed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Earth Hour is meant to encourage people to shut off the lights, or at the very least dim them, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time to help raise awareness for climate change.
This year, nearly 4,000 municipalities in 88 countries are expected to take part and a number of key landmarks will fade to black, including New York's Empire State Building, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
"Turning off our lights for an hour isn't going to solve climate change, but what it does do is show individuals that they can make a difference in the fight against global warming and sends a really strong message to world leaders that action is needed now," said Tara Wood of WWF Canada.
I heard that most of the world participated in this event. Landmarks all over the world were darkened. The best participation was measured in the Phillippines. Now what else can we do to solve climate change?
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of earth hour! I heard there were discussions of making it a quarterly event? Every little bit helps..right?!
ReplyDeleteI don't see why we can't take the idea behind Earth Hour and apply it to our everyday lives. Once a year seems a little lazy when it comes to doing our part in impacting climate change. It seems the worst culprits are office buildings in metropolitan areas. They leave their lights on overnight while the building is empty. There should be more pressure on corporations to be more energy conservative and do their part in the fight against global warming.
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What I dont understand is why Earth Hour is only practiced once a year? I think people should take what we have learnt from earth hour and incorporate it into our everyday lives. If people were serious about making a change they would look at their daily actions and start making changes.
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