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It’s lights out for climate change

Busisiwe HohoBy Busisiwe HohoMarch 15, 2010No Comments3 Mins Read
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At 8.30pm on 27 March, the greatest show on earth for action on climate change will take place in homes, office buildings, town halls and public spaces across the globe as lights go out for Earth Hour.

At 8.30pm on 27 March, the greatest show on earth for action on climate change will take place in homes, office buildings, town halls and public spaces across the globe as lights go out for Earth Hour.

With 579 cities, towns and municipalities and 77 countries across every continent already signed up to this year’s lights out event, Earth Hour is set to show the world that a resolution to the threat of global warming is possible through collective action.

The cities of Cape Town and Durban have all pledged their support for Earth Hour 2010 and the WWF is calling on citizens from cities and towns across the country to join with individuals, businesses, civil groups and governments around the world in the biggest annual mass action in history.

Table Mountain will join some of the world’s most iconic landmarks in switching off for Earth Hour, plunging into darkness to shed some light on how the planet can resolve the issue of global warming.

“Earth Hour will bring together people from all walks of life and unite countries across the planet to show the world we can work together to resolve the issue of climate change,” said Earth Hour co-founder and executive director, Andy Ridley.

“While Earth Hour begins with a global switch off, we are really asking for world leaders (to) implement a global climate deal that keeps global warming below two degrees,” explains Dr Morné du Plessis, CEO of WWF South Africa.

“We must keep warming below two degrees to avoid dangerous runaway climate change”. “This is only possible if world leaders deliver a fair, effective and binding new climate deal.

Nationally, we are calling on government to embrace clean renewable energy as a viable and more cost effective alternative to dirty coal power.”

Du Plessis is inviting every South African to not only switch off their lights for Earth Hour, but also to pledge to reduce their own carbon footprint at www.wwf.org.za.

Involvement in Earth Hour 2010 is now being sought across the globe from the low-lying island nations of the Pacific to the arid regions of the Western Sahara, civil groups, businesses and governments are being encouraged to mobilise their communities behind the greatest act of global unity ever seen, to show the world a solution to the indiscriminate threat of climate change is possible.

Join the planet for Earth Hour 2010. Visit www.wwf.org.za and show the world what can be done.

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