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by Arjun Anand | 07-03-2020 18:38
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Earth Hour and activities in UAE Earth Hour is all about spreading the awareness of environmental issues in our global and local communities. It is an annual global event organized by WWF (World Wild Fund for Nature) encouraging individuals, communities, corporates, and households to turn off their lights to show support for fight against climate change and commitment towards better planet. Every year on the last Saturday of the month of March from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., millions across the world choose to turn off their lights for one hour to celebrate their commitment to the planet. Earth hour 2020 will be on Saturday, March 28, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. History of Earth Hour Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. This event saw 2.2 million homes and businesses turn their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change that year. Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating in 2008. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the CN Tower in Toronto, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness for Earth Hour. Earth hour in UAE Last year, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) reported record energy savings of 267 megawatts, in electricity consumption in the emirate, equivalent to a reduction of 114 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Lights from Dubai’s brightest landmarks were switched off across the city – including Burj Khalifa In Dubai, during the Earth hour event there is The Earth Hour Walk, the most prominent activity. The event starts at 8:30pm. A large number of officials from the public and private sectors take part in this walk. For the past 2 years, I have participated in the Earth Hour activities happening in the UAE.
Earth hour significance Now you may be thinking how switching off light for one hour can do to the world?. Actually switching off lights is a symbolic action. This is an initiative for all individuals, companies and authorities to take accountability of their ecological footprint. It symbolizes a commitment to change beyond the hour. I hope that this Earth Hour, all of us can make a promise to protect our planet.
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19 Comments
awesome
Posted 18-08-2020 13:31
Really its a great step towards climate change.
Posted 28-03-2020 09:57
Thanks for your report.
Posted 27-03-2020 01:03
Thanks for report
Posted 26-03-2020 11:03
Hello arjun
I hope you are doing well
Very well written and expressed on Earth hour.
Keep writing
Thank you so much for this report
Regards
Susmita
Posted 24-03-2020 10:36
Hey Arjun, Thank you for sharing this report. Hope our little contribution in Earth hour will bring phenomenal changes around the globe!
Green Cheers!
Posted 21-03-2020 23:15
Hello Arjun! Thank you for letting us know about Earth Hour and its significance.
Posted 21-03-2020 22:55
Great report.
Keep Writing
Posted 21-03-2020 02:20
Great report.
Keep Writing
Posted 21-03-2020 02:19
Greetings
I do hope everything going well.
Thank you for this great report
Warm regards
Sarah
Posted 19-03-2020 19:00
Hello Arjun,
I do hope you are fine there and doing great with your works,
Thanks for sharing us about the Earth Hour,
Keep writing.
yours,
Sandhya
Posted 14-03-2020 00:38
Hello Arjun,
I do hope you are fine there and doing great with your works,
Thanks for sharing us about the Earth Hour,
Keep writing.
yours,
Sandhya
Posted 14-03-2020 00:33 Delete
Hello
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Regards
Susmita
Posted 12-03-2020 01:32
Hello Arjun
I hope you are doing well
thank you so much for this report
Green cheers
Warm regards
Susmita
Posted 12-03-2020 00:35
amazing!!!
Especially the image of Sheikh Maktoum in one of the photos
Posted 11-03-2020 15:51
Hello Arjun,
I hope you are fine and doing well with your work.
Thanks for letting us know about this Earth Hour Event.I hope this event will be successful and we all will be no further running for energy savings.
Eagerly waiting to hear more from you!
Regards,
Prabha Bhusal
Posted 10-03-2020 19:39
Greetings
I do hope everything is going well..
Thank you so much for sharing such an wonderful report on earth hour!!
Really felt great to go through it..
Eagerly waiting for your more reports..
Green cheers
Regards
Jasmine karki
Posted 09-03-2020 01:51
Hello Arjun,
I hope your are doing good.
I am so excited knowing about the earth hour.I came to know about this last year.Its a very good way of connecting directly with earth.
I am so excited for the earth hour of this year.
Thank you for sharing the history with us.
Green Cheers,
Shreya
Posted 08-03-2020 01:57
Hello Arjun,
Thank you for this great report.
Posted 07-03-2020 21:04