What is Earth Hour?
Every year on March 22nd between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. local time, the world comes together to darken our skies and illuminate the stars for one ‘Earth Hour’.
How did Earth Hour come to be?
Earth Hour began 18 years ago as an energy conservation event in Sydney, Australia. The first Earth Hour was a huge success, with more than 2.2 million participants who decided to turn off their lights for the event. According to Earthhour.org the first Earth Hour was an effort “to show a climate-sceptic government that people were concerned about climate change.” Today Earth Hour works in partnership with WWF (the World Wildlife Fund) to create a safer and healthier planet for us all.
How can you participate in Earth hour?
You can participate in earth hour switching off your lights on March 22nd between 8:30 and 9:30pm. Outside of this hour, you can also begin taking small steps towards energy conservation such as turning off the taps when you aren’t using them to conserve water and turning off devices when they aren’t in use. Earthhour.org and WWF also encourage participants to keep in mind that even though Earth Hour only lasts one hour, it’s important to keep our planet in mind at all times. On Earthhour.org there is a list of additional things we can do to help keep our planet a safe place for us and future generations.
