Earth Day 2017, Don’t turn on the lights this weekend

Lights were been switched off for an hour between 7:30pm and 8:30pm on Saturday to draw public attention towards climate change. There will be an extended candlelight happy hour in T-Zero lounge and lobby 4 p.m.to close, with Earth Hour celebrated at 8:30 p.m.

First launched in 2007 in Australia, Earth Hour has become an annual event, mobilizing hundreds of millions of individuals to participate in one of the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment.

In observance of the Earth Hour, Pakistan will also keep prominent landmarks and buildings’ lights off during the half-hour.

A globe illuminated with led-lights by activists of the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) in front of the Brandenburg Gate to mark Earth Hour, in Berlin, Saturday, March 25, 2017. “Almost every year since, our Team Members have combined their passion for hospitality with fun, local activities supporting the movement”.

In a press release issued by the airport, DIA’s senior director for sustainability said “Earth Hour is one small way we can highlight our commitment to implementing solutions that save money, improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions”.

This year’s theme is “Switch off for the Future”, acknowledging that our actions on climate change will shape the future for our children and grandchildren.

Before the switch-off, an Earth Hour Camp took place which featured interactive climate adaptation and mitigation booths. Earth Hour means switching off all lights and other appliances for an hour to show support to the movement against global warming. GHGs are a key factor in climate change GHGs from County buildings have decreased by 22 percent since they were calculated in 2010, an achievement that surpasses the target of a 10 percent reduction from 2010.

“We are now using about one and half earth planets worth of resources to sustain our current lifestyle and this is to provide us with food, water shelter and energy”.

In Hungary and Uganda, people are encouraging communities and organizations to shift to renewable energy while in Cambodia, Greece and Colombia, people are coming together to act toward sustainable lifestyles.