Earth Hour is back again - even for a camp in Antarctica!
Every year on the last Saturday of March, the world unites to mark the importance of our survival on the planet apart from saving the depleting sources of energy. On March 26, 4000 cities from 131 countries will be participating to mark Earth Hour.
IT IS that time of the year when the whole world celebrates Earth Hour not by bursting crackers, as they come along with every celebration, but by switching off lights. Yes, the day is here. European cities such as Moscow, Geneva, Budapest, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Paris, Oslo and many more will turn off their lights. In Asia, cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul will be supporting this campaign. In North and South America too, many cities will be turning off their lights in this initiative. This year, even the Davis research station in Antarctica will be turning off for an hour.
This year the Earth Hour has witnessed a phenomenal growth in India with about 11,500 schools committing to participate in it. The India Army too, will be actively participating in it. The campaigning has been done on an individual basis too.
Earth Hour, considered as a big event is an annual participatory event. It comes with a simple message - “Live in the Planet. The way we can sustain”. Through its publicity on social networking sites such as, Facebook and Twitter, the Earth Hour, organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), has already created a lot of buzz in the world.
Earth Hour, which is held annually on the last Saturday of March has become a phenomenal approach within no time. The idea was conceptualised by a leading Australian daily wherein 2.2 million people from business establishments and residents stood in support for the cause.
In 2008, it reached 370 cities in 35 countries across 18 time zones. Whereas, in 2009, Earth Hour created a record of being the world’s greatest voluntarily action ever. It was the time when a climate deal was to be signed in Copenhagen and with a participation of 4000 cities of 88 countries.
It was in 2009 itself, when India first participated in this event, with Delhi and Mumbai, the major cities, helping out to save the world. Delhi, alone saved about 70 per cent of the total energy that was consumed.
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