Earth Hour

One can reflect extensively on ecology and environmental issues, search for the "culprits," and debate how the state of the natural environment might be entirely different if ...

The presence of signs of a man-made catastrophe on our planet is an indisputable fact. We rapidly, having mastered new technologies, selfishly rush to apply them "for the benefit" of humanity. Nature rests. But this will not last forever.

Humans are intelligent beings. By paying attention to pressing problems, we try to solve them or at least mitigate their consequences. This led to the creation of WWF – the World Wide Fund for Nature, also officially known as the "World Wide Fund for Nature." In late March 2007, this organization, in collaboration with the Australian newspaper "The Sydney Morning Herald," conducted an interesting and demonstrative environmental event: about 2,100 firms and companies in Sydney, Australia, along with more than 2.2 million residents, turned off their lights for one hour. This event was called "Earth Hour." The idea was well-received, became annual, and spread to many countries worldwide. The timing of the event is coordinated, with the hour starting at 8:30 PM on the last Saturday of March each year. By 2012, 147 countries and over 5,400 cities and towns participated.

In 2025, Earth Hour will be observed on March 29.