What is Earth Hour?

It is the single biggest climate awareness campaign ever! At the centre of the campaign is the symbolic collective action of lights out at 8:30PM on the last Saturday of March. Through this action, individuals, businesses and communities join a visible statement of commitment to the planet and a sustainable future for us all.

What does it involve?

Simply turning off your lights for 1 hour. Earth's hour.

What happens if I sign up?

You get counted. Earth Hour encourages individuals, businesses and governments to turn off their lights as a symbol of their commitment to the environment and to use the campaign as a platform to showcase the measures they are taking to reduce their environmental impact. These will hopefully inspire others to do the same.

Why?

Because we want to make those who lead our world sit up and take notice. Take notice of you and your concerns. And you don't have to be a green super-hero to do this... you just have to be you, you just have to care, and you just have turn your lights out for 1 hour.

Is one hour enough?

Earth Hour is about much more than just switching off the lights. Started 2011 we encouraged participants to make ongoing changes ‘beyond the hour’ to reduce their impact on the environment on ongoing basis.