Earth Hour — The world acts together in a single hour!
Did you know that 24th of March, 8:30–9:30 PM (local time) is Earth Hour?
But wait!
What is Earth Hour? How did it get started?
Read on to get a quick insight on what Earth Hour is all about.
Earth Hour started off as a grassroots movement developed by the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Australia branch more than a decade ago. The aim was to encourage turning off non-essential power as a commitment toward the planet and the climate change crisis. It has since transcended into a worldwide, global movement, encouraging anyone and everyone to step up and save the planet through measures big and small.
How has the progress been?
The symbolic gesture has taken on a life of its own with its largest-ever campaign in 2011, taking place across a record 5251 cities across 135 countries with over 1.8 billion participants!
A 2014 study compiled data that stated the event found an average 4% reduction in electricity consumption over the past 6 years, spanning 10 countries.
If a mere hour can achieve results such as these, imagine what a daily change in our habit to conserve electricity will lead to? :)
History of Earth Hour
Join us this Saturday, 08.30 to 9.30pm
All around the world, Earth Hour will be held from 8.30 to 9.30pm at your local time. To peak into what the world is up to tonight, follow the official WF’s hashtag #Connect2Earth
Here are NERA, we nudge everyone to do their part in this single hour.
“Earth Hour will take place on Saturday, March 24th, between 8:30–9:30 pm (UTC +8). Let’s join the movement to come together as one in this single hour. With this small gesture, it is a small step to taking action to conserve Mother Earth’s resources for everyone.”
NewEra has just started pilot testing the NeraWatt, an app we developed to help users determine their energy-saving efforts in real time! We take our promise and commitment seriously. This is part of our attempt to save the planet, will you join us?
Andy Tan, throws out a challenge to our loyal supporters: Take a snapshot and tweet us just before Earth Hour 2018 kicks off!
