You might not expect me to be asking you to turn your lights off, but that’s exactly what I’m doing on Saturday 28th March. That’s because, from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm wherever you are in the world, we will be plunged into darkness for this year’s Earth Hour.
Earth Hour is a global WWF climate change initiative which invites individuals, businesses, governments and communities to turn out their lights for one hour on one day of the year to show their support for action on climate change. The event began in Sydney in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more than 50 million people around the globe participated. In 2009, Earth Hour aims to reach out to 1 billion people in 1,000 cities and act as the first ever global election, in which people vote for planet Earth (and against climate change) simply by switching off their lights.
Some well-known landmarks all across the world are getting involved too; the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House and Golden Gate Bridge will all switch off their lights, and our very own London Eye will be dimmed in support.
Check out http://www.earthhour.org/ for more information and to register your support for Earth Hour.
