WWF reminder to get ready for Earth Hour…
Set your alarm clock for global lights out says the WWF…
The countdown is on as Earth Hour rapidly approaches, a global energy saving and awareness event in which hundreds of millions of people are expected to participate.
The Earth Hour event promoted by international wildlife and environmental conservation charity WWF involves a global switch off of electricity consumption. The fun international community event takes place 8.30pm local time on Saturday March 31 with all individuals and organisations invited to take part.
Earth Hour involves homes, schools, businesses and iconic landmarks across the globe turning off their lights for one hour and making a commitment to reducing carbon emissions...
The event now in its sixth year, having been launched in 2007, has become the world’s largest environmental movement with countries all over the world taking part in support of conservation, but there is still an opportunity for even more people to get involved in this year’s event.
Earth Hour began in Sydney when two million people switched off their lights. In 2011 1.8 billion people in 135 countries participated across all seven continents. Iconic landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, the Forbidden City, Buckingham Palace and Golden Gate Bridge have previously switched off in support of environmentally sustainable action.
As well as being a fun event there is a serious side too… When we turn on a light switch or an electronic device we rarely think about the effects of that energy use…
The fact is though that electricity use is powered substantially by fossil fuels and so is one of the main causes of greenhouse gas emissions, which is linked with climate change and its myriad attendant problems.
As such reducing household and business consumption of electricity is a major and very significant way that anyone concerned about protecting the environment can make a positive difference. Of course it also saves you money on your energy bills…
Like starting many good habits, that’s sometimes all you need to do - is just make a start…
That’s why the WWF’s Earth Hour big lights switch off initiative is such a good one and proving so popular, introducing more people every year to the satisfaction that comes with sharing in a communal international event involving energy saving.
The Earth Hour movement reflects a growing appetite for reducing waste and energy use that is proving more popular as more is known about the benefits of energy conservation.
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