Behind the Earth Hour
Numerous sights in the world were on 24. March from 20:30 to 21:30 clock and also many private persons, the lights switched off lights at this time.
- A signal for environmental and climate protection is to be set.
- People all over the world should be excited about these 60 minutes, in addition to lead an environmentally friendly life.
- The action was of the nature conservation organisation WWF introduced.
- This year was mainly focused on plant and animal species whose continued existence as a result of climate change threatened, in the center.
In the case of the Earth Hour with the lights off (image: Pixabay)it goes for an hour
Light for the protection of the environment - the history
The beginning of Earth Hour in 2007 in Sydney made:
- 31. March 2007 took more than 2 million Australian households for one hour, the light, to set a sign for more awareness of the environment.
- Already a year later in 370 cities in 35 countries on the Earth Hour, and made it a global movement.
- In the meantime, the Earth Hour is the world's largest environmental action of all time. A total of 2018 over 180 countries and alone 320 cities in Germany participated in the action.
In the next article, we will show you 5 ways how you are in everyday life, quite simply, do something for the environment can.
