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Earth Hour
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is organising an Earth Hour to highlight the need for meaningful policy on climate change. On March 28, 2009, millions of people around the globe will switch off their lights for an hour to convey their message of concern.
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28 March 2009
28 March 2009
28-03-2009 from 20:30 to 21:30 |
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On 28 March 2009 millions of people around the globe will unite for one hour and switch off their lights to show that they care about our living planet.
Sixty-two countries including India have committed to participate in WWF’s Earth Hour in 2009.
The campaign, which hopes to reach out to more than one billion people in 1,000 cities around the world, encourage individuals, businesses and governments to switch off lights for just one hour on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm to convey their support for action on climate change.
Cities already committed to Earth Hour include Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Rome, Manila, Oslo, Cape Town, Warsaw, Lisbon, Singapore, Istanbul, Mexico City, Toronto, Dubai and Copenhagen.
2009 is a critical year in terms of the political decisions that will be made at global climate negotiations in December 2009.
Earth Hour, aims to highlight the voice of the people of the world and represent a visual mandate for meaningful policy on climate change.
