China News Service, March 28, reported that on the 27th local time, landmark buildings in many places around the world "turn off the lights for one hour" in response to the "Earth Hour" event.
"Earth Hour" is a global environmental protection initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This year's event emphasized the connection between the destruction of nature and the outbreak of diseases such as the new crown virus.
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In London, England, neon signs such as the Houses of Parliament, the "London Eye" Ferris wheel on the banks of the Thames River, and the "Shard" (The Shard) are among the landmark buildings that respond to turning off the lights.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, Hoyle, said: “This is really a wonderful thing. The Parliament once again responded to Earth Hour by adding landmarks (lights off activities) to raise public awareness of climate change.” He pointed out: “This shows that we are committed to climate change. Improving sustainability... also shows that we are doing everything we can to reduce energy consumption."
In Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower also slowly darkened during the event, but due to the curfew across France now after 7 pm, almost no one saw this process.
Affected by the epidemic, the Eiffel Tower has been temporarily closed to the public since October 30, 2020.
In Rome, Italy, the Colosseum also responded to "turn off the lights for one hour." A small group of people gathered to watch the scene. The police who enforced epidemic prevention restrictions checked the IDs of the people at the scene.
In the Americas, the Empire State Building in New York, the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the Rio Tomorrow Museum in Brazil are all in the ranks of lights out for an hour.
In addition, landmarks in many Asian cities also responded to this event.