A month from Sunday, "darkness" will envelop the entire world as over a billion people are expected to participate in the third global Earth Hour activity-an hour-long switching off of lights to call for action on the drastic effects of climate change.
At exactly 8:30 p.m. on March 27, countries around the world consisting of at least a billion people will be switching off their lights to celebrate the biggest activity in recorded history in an environmentally-conscious manner.
In 2009, the global Earth Hour activity inspired one billion people in 4,100 cities and 88 countries to switch off their lights.
This year, 807 cities, towns and cities in 82 countries across every continent have already signed up for the activity. In the country, the Earth Hour Philippines, an annual effort of World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines, the Department of Energy (DoE), Green Army Network and SWITCH Movement, aims to inspire 15 million Filipinos in about 1,000 towns, cities, and municipalities to switch off their lights this year.
Last year, the Philippines placed first in terms of town and city participation in the world, with over 10 million Filipinos participating in the activity in 647 towns and cities nationwide.
In 2009, an estimated 611 megawatt per hour of electricity was saved, which is equivalent to shutting down a dozen coal-fired power plants for an hour.
Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off lights for an hour to deliver a powerful message on the need for climate change solutions.
This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world, becoming a worldwide phenomenon in 2008 and 2009 - where the Philippines placed first globally in terms of town and city participation.
"Given ever-increasing energy demands, we must be mindful of the need to control human-induced global warming and adopting more responsible energy practices. This will allow us to bestow upon future generations a world that they deserve," Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said.
"Climate change is the biggest threat to the Philippines. We could lose 2000 isles to sea level rise alone - a scenario which could be made worse by dwindling natural resources," Earth Hour Philippines national director Yeb Saño said.
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MArk your calendar!!... participate everyone,our small deeds are big help...=)
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