Earth Hour turns 10
Q. When was Earth Hour initiative started in Australia?- Published on 27 Mar 17a. 2005
b. 2006
c. 2007
d. 2008
ANSWER: 2007
Lights were switched off around the world on 8:30 pm on 25
th March 2017 to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour.
The aim was to draw attention to climate change.
The initiative began in Australia in 2007 as a grassroots gesture by the WWF Australia against man made carbon dioxide emissions linked to a warming planet.
The earth hour saw electric lights switched off for an hour in 7,000 cities across 172 nations at 8:30 pm local time.
The initiative aims to highlight the need to act on climate change and save a few MW of power in the process.
Earth Hour: Know More- Among famous structures in Australia taking part were Sydney's Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, Luna Park, Town Hall and Sydney Tower Eye.
- The list includes some of the best known skyscrapers and historic buildings including the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
- Other famous structures which took part include London's Elizabeth Tower, Parliament, Roman Colosseum, Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Eiffel Tower in Paris, Kremlin at Moscow and the Red Square as well as the Pyramids in Egypt.
- Earth Hour saw landmark environmental initiatives like the planting of a Ugandan forest, ban on soft plastics in Galapagos Island and a 3.4 million ha marine park in waters off Argentina as a result of principled activism.
