Earth Hour 2010
March 20, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Energy, Sustainable Living
In a week time on Saturday 27 March 2010 at 8.30pm, millions of people from around the world will join together for Earth Hour™.
Turning off the lights says we care about planet Earth and we want others to care too.
Earth Hour History
Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Approximately 2.2 million people and 2,100 businesses took part in the first year.
In 2008, Earth Hour involved between 50 and 100 million people in 370 cities and towns around the world, including Chicago, Toronto, Copenhagen, Dublin, Atlanta and Bangkok took part.
An independent survey found that 58 per cent of people in Australian capital cities joined in by switching off their lights.
In 2009, the concept truly went global, with Earth Hour triggering people to “switch off” all over the world – from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to Times Square in New York. Millions of people in over 4,000 towns and municipalities in 88 countries took part.
2009 was also an important year for the UN climate negotiations. In December 2009, world leaders and climate negotiators gathered at UN climate talks in Copenhagen to agree to a deal to follow the Kyoto Protocol, which Australia ratified in 2007. (Source http://www.earthhour.org.au/earth-hour-wwf/earth-hour-history)
What can you do
- Turn off the lights! For one hour on Saturday, 27 March 2010, 8.30 PM.
- Register your commitment. Go to www.earthhour.org.au for Australia or go to www.earthhour.org and choose your country. Tracking the number of people participating helps show how many of us care.
- Get together on the night. Gather friends, family and neighbours to enjoy the hour of “lights out”.
- Spread the word. Everyone does their little bit to spread the word trough Internet, Social Media, local newspaper, email, noticeboards…
For more ideas on how to take part go to http://www.earthhour.org.au/what-you-can-do
