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Express Tribune
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Capital switches off lights for Earth Hour
A view of lights shut off at the PM Office last year in observance of the International Earth Hour. PHOTO: FILE Earth Hour 2025 has arrived. Like its visit every year, it brings the opportunity for everyone around the world to stand in global unity in support and celebration of our planet for 60 minutes. Earth Hour serves as a beacon of positivity, hope and inspiration to rally as many people as possible. At 8.30pm, local time, on March 22, WWF's Earth Hour, the world's largest grassroots environmental movement, returned for its 19th edition with the 'Biggest Hour for Earth' in support and celebration of our planet. Earth Hour is a beacon of positivity, hope, and inspiration to rally as many people as possible in over 180 countries and territories. This year, Earth Hour 2025 coincided with World Water Day 2025, calling for conserving freshwater resources and addressing the adverse impacts of climate change. Events are organised in major cities across Pakistan in observance of Earth Hour. These events are typically attended by goodwill ambassadors, policymakers, government department officials, civil society organisations and the youth. Multiple landmarks in Islamabad, including the President House, Prime Minister House, Parliament House, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad High Court, Pakistan Monument, D-Chowk, Pak-China Friendship Centre, Convention Centre and Jinnah Avenue switched off their lights during the Earth Hour to show commitment to the Earth. The President of Pakistan and other influential people spoke at the ceremony.
Al Etihad
21-03-2025
- General
- Al Etihad
Earth Hour: WWF aims to surpass 2 million hours
21 Mar 2025 19:39 Sydney (Agencies)From 8:30 pm local time on March 22, WWF's Earth Hour, the world's largest grassroots environmental movement, returns for its 19th edition with the 'Biggest Hour for Earth' in support and celebration of the planet. Earth Hour serves as a beacon of positivity, hope, and inspiration to rally as many people as possible in over 180 countries and its creation in 2007, Earth Hour has been known for its 'lights off' moment. As landmarks and homes across the world switch off, supporters are also invited to symbolically switch off and 'Give an hour for Earth', spending 60 minutes doing something - anything - positive for the planet. In 2024, over 1.5 million hours were given to our planet by supporters around the "Give an hour for Earth" call-to-action makes participation even easier and fun, encouraging individuals not only to switch off lights symbolically but also to take 60 minutes to do good for the planet by doing something they Calmette, Senior Director, Brand and Network Communications, Earth Hour Global: 'Earth Hour is all about making environmental action accessible, enjoyable, and meaningful. By aligning our actions with people's passions and interests, we can inspire even more individuals to join the movement. Building on the incredible momentum of 2024, when we reach a milestone of 1.5 million hours, we aim to surpass that number to 2 million hours this year. Together, we can create a brighter, more sustainable future.'Earth Hour is more than a moment; it's a movement that has continued to inspire and mobilise people globally, reminding us of our collective responsibility to create a more hopeful and resilient future for our planet. Usually observed on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet, it was started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia, in 2007.
