The Story of Earth Hour

Ⅰ A short program about Earth Hour

The earth is crying aside from the hard work,

The sun is laughing beside it,

How many Individuals live a low-carbon life on the edge to support environmental protection.

The earth smiled, the sun smiled, and humans laughed.

Ⅱ The development history of Earth Hour

The "Earth Hour" event was first launched in Sydney, Australia at 8:30 pm on March 31, 2007. That night, there were about More than 2.2 million homes and businesses turned off lights and appliances for one hour. Afterwards, statistics showed that the electricity saved by turning off the lights for one hour was enough to run 200,000 televisions for one hour and run 50,000 cars for one hour. More participating citizens reported that they could see several times more stars that night than usual.

Subsequently, "Earth Hour" started from this limited scale and quickly swept the world at an astonishing speed. Just one year later, Earth Hour has been recognized as one of the world's largest actions to combat climate change, becoming a global and continuing event. On March 29, 2008, as many as 50 million people in 35 countries participated, and proved that individual actions can really change the world.

At 8 pm on March 29, 2008, Yang Weixu, the third largest city in New Zealand, and Suva, the capital of Fiji, a South Pacific island country, "fell into darkness". The "Earth Time" environmental protection campaign launched by the World Wildlife Fund was This start is held in the Global Relay. The campaign aims to raise awareness about climate change. Let everyone understand that there is only one earth, and if things continue to develop, the earth will be destroyed. Local restaurants and bars lit candles and held candlelight dinners, and shops also turned off their neon lights. Thousands of families also responded to the call and used candles to light their homes that night.

That night, the island country of Suva, Fiji, fell into darkness. Two "warriors" wearing local traditional costumes lit the torch and passed the torch to Suva Port. Rowing enthusiasts took over the torch and lit 100 candles in the sea, symbolizing the challenges faced by the more than 100 islands under Fiji's jurisdiction facing climate change. Subsequently, the Earth Time campaign was passed to Australia. Only sporadic lights were visible in Sydney at 8pm that night. The Sydney Opera House extinguished the lights that illuminated the giant shell-like structure, and the Harbor Bridge also turned off its lights. Local event organizers said that 250 of the 350 commercial buildings in the business district completely turned off their lights.

As the earth rotates, the "Earth Time" activity continues to move westward, gradually entering Manila, Bucharest, Warsaw, Johannesburg, Geneva... Some companies and institutions in Beijing, Tianjin and other cities in China have also joined. Come to the event.

Due to the time difference, cities in the United States and other American countries took over the last leg of the "Earth Time" event. On March 29, 2008, from 20:00 to 21:00 local time, many American metropolitan areas, which are always known for their bright lights, went dark. In 2009, "Earth Hour" came to Baoding, a city in China known as the "Electricity Valley of China". Baoding was the first mainland city to officially announce its participation in the event. In addition, cities in China that have been officially confirmed by WWF to participate in the event include Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Nanjing, Nanchang, Hangzhou, Changsha, Changchun, Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei and other cities. From 20:30 to 21:30 on the evening of March 27, 2009, the police in the above-mentioned cities took action together and turned off the lights for one hour. More than 3,000 cities in more than 80 countries and regions around the world have jointly created this beautiful "dark moment" and jointly contributed to the future of the earth.

To this end, the National Football Museum of England, the Burj Khalifa, the tallest hotel in the world, the CN Tower in Toronto, the Federal Building in Moscow and the Quirina, the official residence of the President of the Republic of Italy in Rome The lights in the palace are turned off for one hour. The iconic building at Hong Kong's Victoria Pier also turned off its lights for an hour to express determination to combat climate change.

Since the "Earth Hour" event was launched in China at the end of 2008, it has also made positive progress. Hundreds of companies, including Coca-Cola and Canon, have joined the event. IKEA, Wal-Mart, New World China Real Estate, etc. in Beijing, Shanghai and other places also held activities on the day in different ways. JCDecaux Group (China) also provided free advertising space on bus bodies and subway light boxes in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin to support the "Earth Hour" event.

In addition, a series of event public service announcements with the participation of Earth Hour China promotion ambassador Li Bingbing were also unveiled. On the evening of March 27, Li Bingbing joined everyone in the "Earth Hour" event. Li Bingbing said: "The earth is our common home, and everyone has the responsibility to save energy. I hope to use my power to call on more people to participate in this meaningful event and express our determination to deal with climate change." Determination.” On March 10, 2010, Ms. Jing Hui, Director of WWF’s External Liaison Department, specially awarded Li Yuchun the certificate of “Earth Hour China Promotion Ambassador”. Li Yuchun said: "I am very honored to be the promotion ambassador of Earth Hour in China. Now more and more people pay attention to environmental protection, because more and more people understand that environmental protection is actually everyone's business, and we should work harder Promote environmental protection, join the global action of low-carbon development, and protect our common home.”

The launch ceremony of the 2010 “Earth Hour” in China was held on March 10, at the world’s largest planet. Panda Artificial Breeding Institution - Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base was held, symbolizing 24 time zones around the world, with 24 pawprints of giant pandas "Meilan" and Li Bingbing, the "Earth Hour" global event promotion ambassadors, and Chinese event promotion ambassadors Cui Jian and Li Yuchun. The Kongming Lantern was lit and released by 24 environmental defenders, kicking off the "Earth Hour" event in China.

During the 2010 "Earth Hour" event, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) chose the Internet as the most important Internet partner in China to conduct publicity for the event and provide technical support for the official website.

As of March 27, 2010, 33 cities in China have joined the Earth Hour event initiated by WWF (World Wildlife Fund). More than 2,500 cities in 118 countries and regions around the world have pledged to participate in the 2010 event. Some of the iconic buildings, groups and individuals in these cities will turn off their lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on the 27th to express *** the will to address global climate change. WWF also launched the "Low Carbon Life Week" activity in China, and will propose an energy saving and emission reduction goal every day, including saving 1 liter of water, saving 10 pieces of paper, reducing the use of plastic bags, etc. The 2011 "Earth Hour" event will not be limited to turning off lights for one hour and taking action to combat global warming. While advocating that homes, offices, public buildings and iconic landscapes turn off lights for one hour, Earth Hour will also be committed to promoting sustainable environmental actions. By then, residents, businesses and governments from Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa and the Americas will make their own efforts to save energy and reduce carbon for the sustainable environmental actions they will take in the next year.

From 20:30 to 21:30 on March 26, 2011, "Earth Hour" once again triggered the voluntary participation of cities, companies and individuals around the world. On that day, 134 countries and regions around the world Starting the lights-out relay, 86 cities in China joined the "Earth Hour" event. In 2013, due to Easter in the West, the 2013 Earth Hour event was moved forward to March 23, 2013. In 2013, 127 cities in mainland China joined the event.

Topic: I am a Green V customer, "Choose one of seven environmentally friendly items and come together every week."

In addition to the "lights out" in previous years, a new tradition has been launched: citizens are expected to choose their favorite action every week and implement corresponding environmental changes on this day of the week to become a "green "V Guest":

Monday: Eat more vegetables; Tuesday: reusable bags; Wednesday: don't drive; Thursday: bring your own chopsticks; Friday: no leftovers; Saturday: make something out of love for animals; Sunday: go Go outdoors and give up the house.

In 2013, landmark buildings in various countries including the Sydney Opera House, Empire State Building, Tokyo Tower, Burj Khalifa, and Buckingham Palace also turned off their lights for one hour at 8:30 pm local time. These include Palestine, French Guiana, Galapagos Islands, Rwanda, St. Helena, Suriname, Tunisia and other countries and regions participating in "Earth Hour" for the first time. In China, iconic buildings such as Beijing's Bird's Nest, Water Cube, and World Trade Center Skywalk turned off their lights at the same time. During the same period, many iconic buildings across China, from Shanghai's Oriental Pearl Tower to Wuhan's Yellow Crane Tower, from Taipei 101 to Hong Kong's Sky 100 Observation Deck, turned off their lights at the same time. After turning off the lights for one hour, 127 cities in China have joined the "Earth Hour" event. The 2014 Earth Hour lights-out event is scheduled to be held from 20:30-21:30 on March 29 (Saturday).

The theme of Earth Hour 2014: Blue Sky Self-Made

“We set the theme of this year’s Earth Hour as Blue Sky Self-Made in order to respond to the most urgent and concerning issues in China. Environmental issue - haze. "Earth Hour" China Director-General Lu Sicheng said, "The blue sky is made by itself, which aims to call on every citizen, every company, and every level of government to start from themselves and take practical actions to deal with it. Haze, clean air. ”

Earth Hour launches the “Earth Hour Blue” program around the world to create a support platform for environmental protection projects. The superhero Spider-Man in the science fiction action film “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” stars together with the film Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and director Marc Webb will co-endorse "Earth Hour Blue" Plan. The 2015 Earth Hour event is scheduled to be held at 20:30 on March 28, 2015 (Saturday).

The theme of the 2015 Earth Hour in China is "See the Blue". Announced by the World Wildlife Fund on the 10th

From 20:30 on March 27 to 20:30 on March 28, 2015, Earth Hour will showcase 24 renewable energy sources in a "countdown" manner. Stories and cases. They may come from individuals or groups; or from cities or villages; or from folk or government; or they may be oriented towards art display, or they may be biased towards demonstration practice.

March 28, 2015 (Saturday). At 20:30, Earth Hour begins. In response to the theme of global response to climate change, this year's Earth Hour in China will continue to focus on the most urgent and concerning environmental issue - haze, launching the "See the Blue" initiative. .

“Being able to see the blue represents our suggestions and expectations for the future. 'Neng' means that renewable energy can bring changes, and 'blue' represents each of us' expectations to say goodbye to smog and find blue skies. Lu Sicheng, Director General of WWF China, said that on the basis of deepening the 2014 Earth Hour theme of "Make Your Own Blue Sky", this year's Earth Hour will focus on energy issues and strive to promote the mainstream application of renewable energy. Dachang Chaobaihe Economic Development Zone

The 2016 "Earth Hour" event will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 pm on March 19. WWF will participate in the "Earth Hour" lights-out event hosted by Dachang and award Dachang Chaobaihe Economic Development Zone is awarded the title of Blue City Partner to promote more and more cities and the public to participate in one hour and beyond to make practical environmental changes for blue skies.

Starting with the "Earth Hour" event, it will link up with various units and schools in the region to declare environmental protection commitments and a series of creative environmental activities such as the charity "Run Plan" and "Our Creative Life" collections to further strengthen the public's green environmental protection concepts and ecological Environmental awareness promotes the popularization and deepening of sustainable living and consumption patterns.

Dalian

On March 12, 2016, the first exhibition in China of the "Life for Blue, Heart for Blue Sky" video exhibition was unveiled at Dalian CapitaLand Peace Plaza, officially kicking off the 2016 Dalian " The prelude to the Earth Hour event. This year's Earth Hour in China will continue to focus on the most urgent and concerning environmental issue - smog, with the theme of "Living Blue".

Hebei Science and Technology Museum

From 20:30 to 21:30 on March 19, 2016, Hebei Science and Technology Museum will join hands with Hebei Normal University Astronomy Enthusiasts Association at the Provincial Science and Technology Museum The West Square holds public welfare astronomical observation and science activities. When the observation conditions are good, professional and technical personnel from the Provincial Science and Technology Museum will set up astronomical telescopes on the square to observe lunar surface features such as craters and maria, and explain related knowledge about the starry sky and telescopes to the public.

Landmark buildings around the world

On March 19, 2016, in response to the environmental protection event "Earth Hour", landmark buildings around the world turned off their lights that night. to show their support for action on climate change.

Ⅲ The Origin of Earth Hour

Earth Hour - Saturday, March 27, 2010, 20:30

Take action and turn off the lights for one hour to combat climate change

At 20:30 on March 27, 2010, the "Earth Hour" event will be launched around the world. Join us in turning off the lights and calling for urgent action on climate change around the world.

Earth Hour 2010 will call on everyone to take responsibility and play their part in ensuring a sustainable future.

The goal of Earth Hour in 2010: more than 6,000 cities around the world, more than 1 billion people participate in the event, governments, enterprises, and communities actively join in, making "Earth Hour" the largest in the world Environmental action.

WWF calls for:

Individuals/Volunteers

Community

Schools

Enterprises

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Join us and participate in Earth Hour 2010.

Climate change is an immutable fact that is closely related to each of us. Earth Hour is an opportunity to bring hope and change. Take action and the world will change. March 27th at 20:30, 2010 "Earth Hour", we look forward to your participation!

Recently, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world's most prestigious non-profit environmental protection organization, officially announced that China Talent Network has become a partner of the 2010 "Earth Hour" China project. WWF Global Climate Action Ms. Hou Yanli, China Project Director, issued the "Earth Hour" project partner certificate to China Talent Network.

Ⅳ Origin of Earth Hour

Earth Hour is an initiative put forward by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to respond to global climate change on March 27 every year. Turn off the lights for one hour to call on all mankind to protect the earth's environment and protect our homeland. Everyone, come and participate

Ⅳ A short story about the earth turning off the lights for one hour

I turned off the lights on the earth for one hour before March 28 this year I received this email a few days ago...

I don't know if this is what you are talking about...

"Earth Hour" symbolizes hope and action for everyone. It can change everything from now on.

Did you know?

"Earth Hour" began on March 31, 2007, when Sydney, Australia, turned off the lights for one hour. That night, approximately 2.2 million Sydney homes and businesses turned off their lights for one hour, successfully reducing electricity use in Sydney by 10.2%. Sydney *** and residents are taking action to make a strong statement to the world: we can reduce our use of coal-fired electricity that contributes to global warming! However, just one year later, on March 29, 2008, "Earth Hour" has become a global and continuously developing event, with as many as 50 million people participating in more than 35 countries. In 2009, "Earth Hour" came to China, allowing a large developing country with a population of 1.3 billion to join in the hour and further play an important role in mitigating climate change. At present, 74 cities from 62 countries and regions have pledged to participate in the "Earth Hour" event and collectively contribute to the health of the earth.

Now, the "Earth Hour" event is entering its sprint phase. Join us! Let more people and cities join the event and jointly show everyone's efforts and determination to deal with climate change!

The 2009 "Earth Hour" is a global action. It calls on everyone, every business and community to actively take measures, participate in it, assume their due responsibilities, and create a sustainable world. Take action for a sustainable future. By then, landmarks around the world from Europe to the Americas will stand in darkness. People from all over the world will work together to create a better tomorrow for the earth by turning off the lights.

A series of event public service announcements will be unveiled with the participation of Li Bingbing, Earth Hour China promotion ambassador. On the evening of March 28, Li Bingbing will join everyone in the "Lights Out for One Hour" event. Li Bingbing said: "The earth is our common home, and everyone has the responsibility to save energy. I hope to use my power to call on more people to participate in this meaningful event and express our determination to deal with climate change." Determination."

Regarding how to meaningfully spend an hour on the evening of March 28, the famous pianist Lang Lang gave everyone his own suggestions: "It is better to appreciate music in a dark environment. Concentrate and be completely immersed in the melody. In that moment, you will be deeply moved and your imagination will be triggered." Earth Hour is as easy as turning the lights on and off. At 20:30 pm on March 28, 2009, people around the world will turn off their lights for "Earth Hour". We hope that more than 1 billion people in more than 1,000 cities will participate in this event and use global efforts to combat climate warming.

Turn off the lights in the dormitory and light candles, hoping to promote energy conservation and greenhouse gas emission reduction through the one-hour lights-out action

You must have a plan now on how to spend 28 This hour of light-free time at night. There are many ways you can spend this hour.

Maybe you plan to have a candlelight dinner with your close ones... Maybe you plan to look up at the stars with your friends... Maybe you want to find an open grassland to count the stars with your loved one, or with your family here Have a quiet moment to chat and listen to the sounds of the city...

Ⅵ A fairy tale with lights out for one hour

I received this email a few days before March 28 this year... I don’t know Is this what you are talking about... "Earth Hour" symbolizes hope and action. Everyone can make everything change. Did you know? "Earth Hour" started on March 31, 2007, in Australia Sydney turned off its lights for one hour. That night, about 2.2 million Sydney homes and businesses turned off their lights for one hour. Sydney successfully reduced electricity use by 10.2%. Sydney police and residents used actions to make a strong statement to the world: We can reduce the use of electricity that can cause Coal-fired electricity is causing global warming! However, just one year later, on March 29, 2008, "Earth Hour" has become a global and continuously developing event, with as many as 50 million people participating in more than 35 countries. In 2009, "Earth Hour" came to China, allowing large developing countries with a population of 1.3 billion to join in this hour and further play an important role in mitigating climate change. Currently, there are already people from 62 countries and regions. 74 cities have pledged to participate in the "Earth Hour" event, *** and contribute to the health of the earth. Now, the "Earth Hour" event is entering the sprint stage. Join us! Let more people and cities join the event,* **Together, we show our efforts and determination to deal with climate change! The 2009 "Earth Hour" is a global action. It calls on everyone, every business and community to actively take measures, participate in it, and shoulder their due responsibilities. Responsibility, take action to create a sustainable tomorrow. By then, landmarks around the world from Europe to the Americas will stand in darkness. And people around the world will work together to create a better planet by turning off the lights. Working hard for a better tomorrow. A series of event public service announcements with the participation of Earth Hour China Promotion Ambassador Li Bingbing will be unveiled. On the evening of March 28, Li Bingbing will join everyone in the "Lights Out for One Hour" event. Li Bingbing Said: "The earth is our common home, and everyone has the responsibility to save energy. I hope to use my power to call on more people to participate in this meaningful event and express our determination to deal with climate change." ." Regarding how to meaningfully spend an hour on the night of March 28, the famous pianist Lang Lang gave everyone his own suggestions: "Appreciating music in a dark environment can help you to be highly concentrated and fully immersed in the melody. At that moment, you will be deeply moved and your imagination will be triggered." The "Earth Hour" event is actually as easy as turning the lights on and off. At 20:30 in the evening on March 28, 2009, people all over the world will " Turn off the lights during Earth Hour. We hope that more than 1 billion people in more than 1,000 cities will participate in this event and use global efforts to combat climate warming. Turn off the lights in the dormitory and light candles in the hope that through one hour The lights-out action promotes energy conservation and greenhouse gas emission reduction. You must have a plan now on how to spend the hour without lights on the evening of the 28th. You may have many ways to spend this hour. Maybe you plan to Have a candlelight dinner with your close ones... Maybe you plan to look up at the stars with your friends... Maybe you want to find an open grassland to count the stars with your loved one, or chat with your family in this quiet moment and listen to the sounds of the city. …

Ⅶ Historical Background of Earth Hour

Climate change caused by excessive carbon dioxide emissions has now greatly threatened the survival of human beings on the earth. Only by changing the global public's attitude towards carbon dioxide emissions can we mitigate the impact of this threat.

Participating in "Earth Hour" is the effort and contribution of individuals, companies, leaders and governments to protect the environment and the earth. This is also the common responsibility of the world.

The "Earth Hour" event was first launched in Sydney on March 31, 2007. More than 2.2 million Sydney homes and businesses turned off lights and electrical appliances for one hour. Subsequently, "Earth Hour" started from this limited scale and quickly swept the world at an astonishing speed. In 2008, as many as 50 million people in 35 countries turned off their lights to show their support for Earth Hour, proving that individual actions can really change the world.

Ⅷ Articles about Earth Hour

The terrible 328 turning off the lights for an hour turns out to be the conspiracy of the US emperor XSK

It turns out that 328 is just a conspiracy

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Comrades, the so-called environmental organizations in the United States (online) recently launched the "Earth Hour" lights-out event. Please do not respond, because on March 28, 2009, 8:30 pm - - 9:30 is exactly the time when the CCTV and globally broadcast celebration party celebrates the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Tibet and the people of Tibet. Obviously, this At that time, the "Earth Hour" launched by the so-called environmental activists (internet), and the conspiracy (internet). You can imagine why the "Earth Hour" event was proposed at this time, and why it was launched by China. (Internet) This party was only spread in China after CCTV announced it? Is the timing really such a coincidence?

(I checked, this program is indeed available at 8pm tomorrow night) Please do not respond to the 328 lights out plan. As we all know, if the power output of the generator remains unchanged, if the load of the power grid suddenly decreases, The current or voltage will rise sharply, and the power grid will overvoltage. If the maximum value of the power grid is exceeded, the connected electrical appliances may burn out. Turning off the lights for an hour will not save energy at all (because the power plant is still generating electricity as originally planned, and the extra electricity cannot be stored, which will only cause disaster). Energy saving should rely on everyone's daily routine, rather than doing this kind of harm to people. Ji's form (network) formalism

. Saw this from a post on the Internet,