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The first Earth Hour took place in Sydney, Australia, on 31 March 2007 from 7:30 to 8:30pm.
It was an idea developed by the WWF in conjunction with the Leo Burnett Sydney advertising agency as early as 2004/2005, and backed by newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald. For that first ever Earth hour, 2.2 million homes and businesses in the Sydney area switched off their lights for the period of one hour.
In one year Earth Hour grew from an event in one city to a global movement. In 2008, millions of people, businesses, governments and civic organizations in nearly 200 cities around the globe turned out for Earth Hour. In 2009, Earth Hour took place across 25 time zones in over 4,000 cities and towns, in 88 countries. By 2010, 128 countries had joined the movement.
Earth Hour takes place every year near the end of March. In the year 2014, it will be held on March 29 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm to raise awareness about the need to take action against climate change.
Earth Hour 2013 will be held on Saturday 23 March between 8.30PM and 9.30PM
The concept of Earth Hour is based upon conserving energy, and hence, opting for a sustainable future. Experts around the world believe that excessive energy consumption is one of the primary causes of global warming that is being experienced around the world. Thus, by switching off non-essential lights for an hour, people not only aim to conserve energy but also bring awareness about the deteriorating environment around us.
earth hour started in New Zealand because it is the first to get sun ray.
Earth Hour is not exactly a "celebration", it's more like a tradition. If lots of people turned off all of the power-running electricity in their house, a lot of power will be saved.
>To create awareness for saving electricity.
The first Earth Hour took place in Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia, in 2007. It was an idea developed by newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald and WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund). For that first ever Earth hour, 2.2 million homes and businesses in the Sydney area switched off their lights for the period of one hour.