What is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour

One way to help defend the environment is simply by turning off the light. This is a gesture that anyone might think would be useless if it was done by a small group of people, but what if it were done around the world? It would be a way of making leaders see that we want measures to be taken that serve to curb climate change.

Earth Hour is the time the lights go out, and the one I know turn on the hearts of people who want the situation to improve.

What is Earth Hour?

It is a WWF campaign that began in Sydney (Australia) in 2007. Today, ten years later, it is the largest initiative worldwide in defense of the environment, and a call to act in a respectful way in defense of the planet. It should be noted that last year was the warmest on record since 1880, and that since the beginning of the century, records have been broken every year.

If we do nothing, that is, if we continue with our current way of life, polluting the air and oceans, the consequences could be much worse than they would be if we opted for renewable energy, recycling and respect for the environment .

When is celebrated?

This year will be held March 25 from 20.30pm to 21.30pm all over the world. It will be the 60 most important minutes of the day, in which not only individuals who wish to do so will turn off the lights in their homes, but also almost 7.000 cities that have joined, like Barcelona or New York, will be without light.

In addition, the WWF will hold various events in several Spanish cities to celebrate that this year is the tenth that Earth Hour is celebrated.

Turn off the light

And you, will you turn off the light?


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