One day the hour comes when each of us thinks about the environment. And when we look on a global scale at the environmental situation on our entire planet, the picture emerges as sad. But all the existing problems should not make us give up, because if there is a problem, this is a sign that we need to act and change something! Let's start by at least paying attention to the existing environmental problem. This task became the basis of the world famous project “ Earth Hour 2017».
Earth Hour 2017
Earth Hour is a global event that takes place every year on the last Saturday of March across the globe. The idea of such a project belongs to the World Fund wildlife. The main idea of the campaign is that people all over the planet at an agreed time on this day turn off the lights and all appliances that consume electricity for 1 hour. The lighting of monuments and buildings of world significance also goes out.
For what?
Why is this done and what does this 1 hour of “electric silence” give? The point is for as many people as possible to pay attention to the existing problem of climate change on Earth, to urge them not to be indifferent and to join forces to solve the environmental problem.
Of course, this is mostly a purely symbolic action. " Earth Hour 2017" - not to save energy. He seems to be saying that we need to treat nature with care, act together, calls for more active and decisive protection of the Earth’s climate, and also to take care and remember that its resources are not limitless.
Scientific information
If you believe scientists, then according to their calculations, as humanity conducts business, uses natural resources and accumulates waste, then by 2050 we will need new planet, because this one will no longer be useful. Such a clear example of our activities makes us think - what will we leave to our descendants?
1 hour for us
The information from scientists is amazing. It immediately becomes clear that to solve such global problem We need everyone together, at all levels. Therefore the action " Earth Hour 2017"gives everyone the opportunity to vote for the cleanliness and health of our Earth. Do not think that this “voting” is formal. By expressing our consent and participating in the action, we actually give such processes a moral assessment and develop the correct worldview. And this is very important! After all, it is our goals, attitudes, our aspiration of love for the planet and our deep view of life that shapes our behavior.
Scale of the action
The campaign began with one single city - Sydney (Australia) in 2007. And the next year the world community joined it: 35 countries and 100 million people. Since then, more and more people have been participating in the event every year. Now this figure has already exceeded 2 billion people. This is the largest and most famous environmental action.
In Russia, the action officially started in 2009, although adherents carried it out on a less grand scale earlier. The lights of the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ were turned off, Winter Palace(St. Petersburg) and other buildings. The same is with the world cultural monuments: the Colosseum (Rome), the Golden Gate (San Francisco), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), etc. The project is supported famous people, actors, presenters, musicians and public figures.
How to join?
In 2017, the promotion Earth Hour 2017" will take place on Saturday 25 March at 20:30. Yes, you! Turn off the lights for an hour!
The options for carrying out the promotion are different. You can do more than just turn off the lights. Various events are held: fire shows, bike rides, ecology lessons, master classes on making eco-friendly toys, jewelry, etc.
Also on the official website of the program you can take a test, mark your location on the map, and participate in programs to preserve forests and rare animals. In the latest project, you can team up with friends, like-minded people and conduct your events with benefit. You can hold an exhibition, a concert and collect donations to help some rare animal or for other eco-events. You can “take” a tiger under collective care, collect garbage in the forest, etc.
What will happen to the power plant?
A frequently asked question is how such a power surge will affect the operation of power plants. The media have repeatedly explained that NOTHING will happen, because such a power surge is actually the same as if, for example, Muscovites returned from work at 7 pm and turned on the lights, as is the usual rhythm of morning or evening stress. Therefore, there is no harm to power plants.
60+
The promotion's logo was previously "60". Over time, with the development of the program, the logo became “60+”. He calls for going beyond just one hour and doing something more to save our planet. And as always, you need to start with yourself! So let's change in better side, every day, at least a little bit, learn everything that makes our life easier, and we will succeed.
Earth Hour is an annual international event of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which involves symbolically turning off lights and household electrical appliances for one hour as a sign of concern for the future of the planet. During it, the lights of the most famous buildings and monuments in the world go out.
The event is held around the world at the end of March. In 2017, the Earth Hour event will be held on March 25 between 20.30 and 21.30 (local time) under the slogan "".
The purpose of the action is to attract the attention of people, governments, and businesses to the need for a responsible attitude towards nature. The action is voluntary. People decide for themselves which electrical appliances they turn off, no matter where they are - at home or in the office.
"Earth Hour" is not just a bright event that helps to attract public attention to environmental issues. The organizers aim to attract new participants to solve specific problems: protecting forests from fires, protecting unique natural objects, saving energy, water, others natural resources, combating climate warming.
The Earth Hour campaign was first held at the initiative of WWF Australia in 2007 in Sydney. More than two million people took part in it. The very next year, 35 countries around the world joined Earth Hour. At the appointed time, the lights of the Colosseum in Rome (Italy), the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (USA) and many other attractions went out. Every year, new countries join Earth Hour and more and more people, through their participation in it, show their concern for the future of the planet.
Currently, Earth Hour is the largest environmental action on the planet.
In 2016, 178 countries, seven thousand cities and more than two billion people took part in the action.
IN Russian Federation The Earth Hour campaign is carried out by WWF Russia with the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation and the Moscow government.
The event was first officially held in Russia in 2009, but even earlier it was supported by a number of enthusiasts in the country. In 2016, the event took place in 100 cities in 63 regions. In Moscow at 20:30 the lights installed on Tverskaya Square were “turned off”. The lighting of more than 1,500 buildings was turned off, including the Moscow Kremlin, “Stalinist” high-rise buildings, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Luzhniki, the Bolshoi Theater, the State Duma and Federation Council buildings, and most buildings on the Garden Ring, Novy Arbat, and Tverskaya Street. For the first time, the lighting of the Moscow City towers went out.
The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources
At the same time, various events, an environmental flash mob and a bike ride will be held in Moscow, according to the official portal of the mayor and government of Moscow.
To become a participant in the flash mob, you need to come to the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky, located opposite the city hall building on the street. Tverskaya, 13.
The main participants in the action will be the schools that became winners and laureates of the “Ecological Flash Mob - 2017” competition. The current “Earth Hour” will be held under the slogan “Change yourself, not the planet.”
The main theme of the event will be the environmental responsibility of every person living on the planet.
Let us remind you that Earth Hour is an event of international scale. As part of this campaign, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) calls for turning off lights and household electrical appliances for just 60 minutes as a sign of caring attitude to the future of our planet.
In addition, the lights of all the most famous buildings and monuments around the world will be turned off for one hour.
This year, international Earth Hour will take place for the tenth time. The action is carried out in order to arouse interest in the problem of climate change and the energy unification of humanity.
This event was first organized in 2007 in Australia and the following year received worldwide support.
In 2009, the action became the most widespread in the history of mankind; more than a billion people on the planet took part in it.
In Russia, Earth Hour has been held since 2009. In Moscow, just a few years ago, the lighting was turned off on only 70-80 buildings; in 2014, their number reached about 400, and in 2016 - about 800.
Last year, the events in the capital culminated in Red Square. Exactly at 20.30, the lighting of the architectural ensemble of the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, GUM, Manege, Cathedral of Christ the Savior, buildings of the Russian government and the Moscow government, Moscow State University and other high-rise buildings was turned off.
Earth Hour was supported by residents of more than 120 Russian cities. Up to 20 million people took part in the action.
Earth Hour is an annual international event of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which involves symbolically turning off lights and household electrical appliances for one hour as a sign of concern for the future of the planet. During it, the lights of the most famous buildings and monuments in the world go out.
The event is held around the world at the end of March. In 2017, the Earth Hour event will be held on March 25 between 20.30 and 21.30 (local time) under the slogan "".
The purpose of the action is to attract the attention of people, governments, and businesses to the need for a responsible attitude towards nature. The action is voluntary. People decide for themselves which electrical appliances they turn off, no matter where they are - at home or in the office.
"Earth Hour" is not just a bright event that helps to attract public attention to environmental issues. The organizers aim to attract new participants to solve specific problems: protecting forests from fires, protecting unique natural objects, saving electricity, water, other natural resources, combating climate warming.
The Earth Hour campaign was first held at the initiative of WWF Australia in 2007 in Sydney. More than two million people took part in it. The very next year, 35 countries around the world joined Earth Hour. At the appointed time, the lights of the Colosseum in Rome (Italy), the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (USA) and many other attractions went out. Every year, new countries join Earth Hour and more and more people, through their participation in it, show their concern for the future of the planet.
Currently, Earth Hour is the largest environmental action on the planet.
In 2016, 178 countries, seven thousand cities and more than two billion people took part in the action.
In the Russian Federation, the Earth Hour campaign is carried out by WWF Russia with the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation and the Moscow government.
The event was first officially held in Russia in 2009, but even earlier it was supported by a number of enthusiasts in the country. In 2016, the event took place in 100 cities in 63 regions. In Moscow at 20:30 the lights installed on Tverskaya Square were “turned off”. The lighting of more than 1,500 buildings was turned off, including the Moscow Kremlin, “Stalinist” high-rise buildings, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Luzhniki, the Bolshoi Theater, the State Duma and Federation Council buildings, and most buildings on the Garden Ring, Novy Arbat, and Tverskaya Street. For the first time, the lighting of the Moscow City towers went out.
The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources
The Earth Hour campaign, which has become traditional for many countries, is being held for the 11th time in 2018. It is intended to attract public attention to environmental problems. People all over the world turn off the lights in their apartments for an hour, the Kremlin lights go out, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum and other architectural monuments.
First held in 2007, it brought together 2 million participants. The following year, 2008, 35 countries decided to support the action. In 2009, Russia joined the participants, and the event itself gained weight and became truly noticeable. The 2017 event was marked by a record number of participants - 184 countries supported the eco-initiative.
Every year, more than a billion people around the world join Earth Hour. In Russia, the 2017 event brought together participants from 150 cities. The first competition was held, where they chose the “Earth Hour Capital”. People participating in the action celebrated their city on interactive map. In 2017, Surgut won, with Tambov and Murmansk taking second and third place.
Purpose of the action
Turning off the lights is carried out in order to draw attention to pressing issues of caring for nature and existing problems. The promotion is not aimed at saving electricity! WWF activists hold events dedicated to the event, where they talk about the history Earth Hour and an environmentally friendly lifestyle. The main slogan of all lectures, flash mobs, and charity concerts is the phrase “Change yourself, not the planet.”
Arguments of opponents of the action
In addition to Earth Hour supporters, there are people who consider the event harmful. There are opinions that a massive shutdown of lights can damage power grid equipment due to a power surge. They claim that electricity savings are insignificant, so the campaign is pointless. There are even those who believe that darkness will lead to rampant crime. These are just myths that are far from reality. Electrical networks are designed to handle fluctuations in energy consumption. Saving is not the goal of the promotion at all. And crimes... statistics do not confirm such speculations.
Earth Hour 2018
This year the event will take place March 24 at 20:30. Lectures aimed at promoting an environmentally friendly lifestyle and other educational events are planned. A candle flash mob will be organized in the center of Arkhangelsk. Cyclists in many cities organize runs along the spring streets. Environmental organizations They will hold traditional candlelit gatherings with live music and board games.
Joining the event is very easy. It is enough to turn off the lights in your apartment. What to do during this time depends on personal preferences. Sometimes it's nice to just sit quietly and admire the flame of a candle.
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