Earth Hour 2014 – after 2 days Date: Saturday, 29th of March 2014 Time: Between 8:30 and 9:30 pm local times Action: Lights will be turned off all over the globe, and the earth will stand in darkness. The Earth Hour Initiative started in Australia in 2007 by turning off the lights all over the globe for one hour every year to show support for climate change action. Year after year, participation kept increasing and in 2013, Earth Hour was held at 8:30pm-9:30pm breaking records to cement itself as the largest voluntary action for the environment, with more than 6950 cities and towns across 152 countries and territories taking part. Participating landmarks include: The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Tokyo Tower, Taipei 101, The Petronas Towers, Beijing National Stadium (Birds Nest), Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Gateway of India, The Burj Khalifa, The Church of the Nativity (Birthplace of Jesus, Bethlehem), Table Mountain, Dubrovnik City Walls, Eiffel Tower, Avenue Habib Bourguiba, The Acropolis, Tower of Pisa, The Spanish Steps, Brandenburg Gate, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, The UK Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Christ the Redeemer Statue, CN Tower, Las Vegas Strip, Times Square, The Empire State Building, Niagara Falls and more. Earth Hour 2014 will be held on Saturday March 29th at 8:30pm-9:30pm wherever you are in the world. In support of this global initiative, we ask you to participate by switching off your lights during this dedicated hour. Tony Awad Group Corporate Social Responsibility Officer
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:58:01 +0000
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