The world celebrates Earth Hour by turning off the lights and lighting candles

Highlights: The world celebrates Earth Hour by turning off the lights and lighting candles. The lights went out as part of a global movement encouraging countries to turn off their lights at 08:30 pm local time - for an hour. Prominent landmarks around the world participated in the Earth Hour activities, such as the London Eye, the four Tate museums in London, Liverpool and Cornwall. Most of the ministries, institutions, and governmental, semi-governmental and private bodies in the State of Qatar also participate in the global event.

Darkness descended on prominent landmarks around the world yesterday, Saturday, on the occasion of the “Earth Hour” celebration adopted by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the last Saturday of March annually.

More than 180 countries and regions participated in celebrating Earth Hour by turning off the lights and lighting candles (social networking sites)

Darkness descended on prominent landmarks around the world - yesterday, Saturday - on the occasion of the “Earth Hour” celebration adopted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (an international non-governmental organization) on the last Saturday of March annually, when the lights are turned off for an hour with the aim of drawing attention to the need to preserve... The environment in the face of climate change.

The official platform of the “Earth Hour” initiative published a post - today on the “X” platform - saying, “Thank you to all our supporters around the world from more than 180 countries and regions who have collectively provided more than 1.4 million hours (and the number is still counting) to our planet. Which led to the creation of the largest clock on Earth to date.”

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Thank you to all our supporters across the globe – from more than 180 countries and territories – who collectively gave over 1.4 million hours (and counting!) to our planet, creating the #BiggestHourForEarth yet. pic.twitter.com/v2XnTCA5Iv

— Earth Hour Official (@earthhour) March 24, 2024

In another post, the initiative appealed to others to participate next year, saying, "We unite for our common homeland once again and inspire the world to do the same. Until then, let us make every hour count and continue to work together to shape a brighter future for people and our planet."

Join us next year for Earth Hour 2025 on 22nd March, 8:30 pm local time as we unite for our one shared home once again & inspire the world to do the same.

Until then, let's make every hour count and keep working together to shape a brighter future for people and our planet. 💚

— Earth Hour Official (@earthhour) March 24, 2024

The lights went out as part of a global movement encouraging countries to turn off their lights at 08:30 pm local time - for an hour - to draw attention to the issues of losses to nature and climate change.

Prominent landmarks around the world participated in the Earth Hour activities, such as the London Eye, the four Tate museums in London, Liverpool and Cornwall, the historic royal palaces, Buckingham Palace, the Kremlin building in Moscow, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. .

The Eiffel Tower in the capital, Paris, the Great Wall of China, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, the Colosseum building in Rome, the Empire State Building in New York, the Croatian State Archives building in Zagreb, the Burj Khalifa in the Emirates, the Red Lighthouse Mosque in Istanbul, and the Salt Galata Cultural Complex, which is located In the old headquarters of the Ottoman Bank.

Most of the ministries, institutions, and governmental, semi-governmental and private bodies in the State of Qatar also participated in the global event, by turning off the lighting in a number of their buildings from eight-thirty to nine-thirty in the evening.

The campaign was launched this year in New Zealand, by darkening monuments in Auckland, including the Sky Tower, the Harbor Bridge and the Parliament Buildings in Wellington.

The celebration was preceded by calls from activists and social media platforms to participate in the celebration by preparing candles and not using energy during “Earth Hour.”

Get the candles ready & don't use power during #EarthHour 🌎🌍🌏

One local act that has a global impact when we all come together

— Tania Cucciniello (@TheBodyBlogCa) March 23, 2024

🌍 Join #YQGgreen in supporting @earthhour Tonight, let's unite in the global movement to combat #climate change. Switch off your 💡 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM in #YQG shine a light on the importance of #energy conservation. Together, we can make a difference for our planet! 💡🌿🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/vz8AUdnz1P

— YQGgreen (@YQGgreen) March 23, 2024

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Today, you can play our Limited Time Mode, 'LIGHTS OUT', made in support of @earthhour

Play Now: https://t.co/8Zr1FaQjpC #BiggestHourForEarth #Fortnite #UEFN @FNCreate @WWF pic.twitter.com/cg1K2hsbAk

— Team Hive (@HiveCr8) March 23, 2024

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program Inger Andersen urged everyone to join the campaign, saying in a post on the “X” platform that our planet “is our only home. This #EarthHour, I join millions of others around the world to celebrate our planet, "A planet we must protect. When we turn off our lights, we connect humanity for a brighter future."

Our planet is our only home. This #EarthHour I join millions of others across the world marking a celebration of our planet; – a planet which we must protect and safeguard. As we turn off our lights we connect humanity for a brighter future #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍 pic.twitter.com/pGvXytLMjD

— Inger Andersen (@andersen_inger) March 23, 2024

In Germany, as well as highlighting environmental issues, the event sought to comment on the political climate. "The current zeitgeist is tense. Crises, conflicts and wars keep people very busy," said Vivian Raddatz, head of climate affairs at WWF.

"This year, we want to use Earth Hour as a moment for each other... for our planet, and show that we are united by standing for greater climate protection, mutual respect and democracy," she added. Darkening the memorial this year was a way to take a stand against the shift to the right and associated disaster denial. climate.”

According to the campaign, more than 410,000 hours were given to the planet last year by supporters in more than 190 countries and territories.

Earth Hour Initiative

The Earth Hour initiative began in 2007 in Australia, and saw entire streets, buildings, landmarks and high-rise buildings turning off their lights.

The date of this global event was set for the last Saturday of every month because it is a day close to the spring equinox, in which day and night are equal, to ensure that most cities in the world participate at a similar time of night, as “Earth Hour” moves across time zones respectively.

During Earth Hour, the lights are turned off in homes, restaurants use candles for lighting, and the administrations of the most famous tourist and archaeological landmarks in the world turn off their lights.

In 2009, Dubai was the first Arab city to participate in this global celebration, followed by Arab cities such as Riyadh and Kuwait.

WWF says that since 2007, it has been able to mobilize companies, organizations, governments and hundreds of millions of individuals in more than 7,000 cities in more than 170 countries to move towards a more sustainable future.

Source: Al Jazeera + websites + social networking sites