Earth Hour

2022 - 3 - 26

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Earth Hour is tonight. Here's how to participate (KCRA Sacramento)

Earth Hour is an annual tradition started by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, to raise awareness about climate change. Participants ...

Earth Hour an 'awareness-raising opportunity' (The Phnom Penh Post)

Earth Hour is an opportunity for people to show they care for nature and the environment, as well as a chance to share the importance of conserving natural ...

Please join us to protect our wildlife. “Please join us to protect our planet. This is a future that we all have to join together to build,” he said.

Egypt turns off landmarks' lights to mark global Earth Hour (Xinhua)

CAIRO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Egypt marked the annual global Earth Hour on Saturday evening by turning off the lights of a number of landmarks across the ...

"The ministry's participation in the event comes from its belief in the efforts of all countries to shed light on the phenomenon of global warming and raise awareness of its risks," the SCA chief told Xinhua. "We participate in Earth Hour by simultaneously switching off the lights of Saladin Citadel in Cairo, Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria, the area of the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan and the area of Deir el-Bahari temples in Luxor," said Mostafa Waziri, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. CAIRO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Egypt marked the annual global Earth Hour on Saturday evening by turning off the lights of a number of landmarks across the country for 60 minutes, including Saladin Citadel in the capital Cairo.

Global landmarks turn off lights for Earth Hour (WKRC TV Cincinnati)

UNDATED (CBS Newspath/APTN/WKRC) - Landmarks around the world went dark as the lights were switched off on Saturday night for Earth Hour.

The first Earth Hour event was held in 2007 in the Australian city of Sydney and has since then grown to include more than 190 countries around the globe during the annual event. Both the London Eye and The Shard skyscraper went dark for an hour in the British capital. UNDATED (CBS Newspath/APTN/WKRC) - Landmarks around the world went dark as the lights were switched off on Saturday night for Earth Hour.

Earth Hour: Lights out at 8:30pm, time to conserve energy. All you ... (Hindustan Times)

Earth Hour: The theme for this year's Earth Hour is 'Shape Our Future', which emphasises on the need to conserve energy and save the environment for the ...

“Though the Earth Hour is symbolic in nature, but the attention it draws towards our earth and climate is not symbolic. Governments, companies and environment activists around the world take part in this event. - Earth Hour: The theme for this year's Earth Hour is ‘Shape Our Future’, which emphasises on the need to conserve energy and save the environment for the future generations.

Dubai saves 329MW of electricity during Earth Hour 2022 (gulfbusiness.com)

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recorded savings of 329 megawatts (MW) in electricity consumption in the emirate during Earth Hour 2022.

“The results achieved during Earth Hour in Dubai every year underline the key role of society members in conservation and reduction of carbon footprint. We also raise awareness among society members on the importance of conservation and highlight sustainability practices that positively impact climate action. The savings were equivalent to a reduction of 132 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and were 13 per cent higher than the 291MW savings recorded during Earth Hour 2021.