What Is Earth Hour And Why Do We Turn-Off Lights?

Earth Hour: Every year, on the last Saturday of March, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, millions across the globe switch off the lights to spread awareness about sustainability and climate change.

Every year, on the last Saturday of March, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, millions across the globe switch off the lights to spread awareness about sustainability and climate change. This hour is known as ‘Earth Hour'. It is an annual tradition started by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to encourage individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off all non-essential electric lights for one hour to symbolise their commitment to the planet. This year too, millions of people from across the world will come together to light candles and celebrate unity. It will be the first-ever Earth Hour “Virtual Spotlight” this year. This year WWF has invited people to share the must-watch videos to raise awareness that will be posted on all the social media pages of earthhour.org. “This year, we invite you to spread the same message and re-create the same unmissable sight online by taking part in our first-ever Earth Hour Virtual Spotlight.” The symbolic lights-out event started in Sydney in 2007 when the WWF encouraged 2.2 million people to turn off the lights for one hour to support action on climate change.