Earth Hour Blog

Millions celebrate WWF’s Earth Hour 2023, creating The Biggest Hour for Earth

Earth Hour — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 09:02:14 GMT

Global leaders, celebrities, individuals, youth groups and businesses from over 190 countries and territories came together at 8:30pm on Saturday 25 March, to Give an Hour for Earth, with 410,000 hours of planet-positive activities pledged as part of Earth Hour’s ‘Hour Bank’.
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, South Korea’s Choi Si Won from boyband Super Junior, one of the world’s youngest climate activists, Tanzanian Activist, Sharon Ringo and Malaysian singer-songwriter Zee Avi were among the many influential leaders and celebrities who supported Earth Hour 2023, as part of the Biggest Hour for Earth yet.
Landmarks across the world took part in Earth Hour’s signature switch off moment, including China's Beijing National Speed Skating Hall and the Zhouzhuang in Kunshan, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro, the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Cambodia's Independence Monument, and the Notre-Dame de Paris in France.

Earth Hour 2023 to rally more people than ever to join the Biggest Hour for Earth

Earth Hour — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:33:37 GMT

The world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, Earth Hour, will this year create The Biggest Hour for Earth, with more people than ever set to Give an Hour for Earth.
Global superstars are expected to take part, including Malaysian singer-songwriter Zee Avi, Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach, and German musician Peter Schilling. South Korea’s Choi Si Won, from boy band Super Junior is also expected to show his support for Earth Hour 2023.

Landmarks across the world are also expected to take part in Earth Hour’s iconic switch off moment, including the Sydney Opera House, China's Zhouzhuang in Kunshan and the Beijing National Speed Skating Hall, Taipei 101, the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, and Christ the Redeemer.

WWF launches bid to amass 7 years’ worth of pledges - mirroring the time we have left to recover nature and course-correct - in just one Earth Hour

Earth Hour — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:44:29 GMT

(17 March 2023) – WWF is calling on individuals, communities, and businesses across the world to Give an Hour for Earth and help bank as many planet positive pledges as possible, aiming to amass seven years’ worth - mirroring the time we have left to take action to secure a nature positive world for the sake of people and planet.

The initiative is being launched to create the Biggest Hour for Earth to celebrate this year’s Earth Hour, the world’s largest grassroots environmental campaign, which sees millions of people worldwide every year celebrate the moment, serving as a powerful reminder of the importance of our planet, the need to protect it, and how little time we have to do so.

The new Hour Bank provides different options on how to pledge an hour in what WWF expects to be the biggest Earth Hour yet. Anyone can sign up and decide how to get involved during Earth Hour which is taking place at 8:30pm local time on 25 March 2023.

Earth Hour is the annual event that provides a collective moment of optimism to celebrate our one shared home, and raise awareness to address the dual biodiversity and climate crises the planet is facing. WWF’s bid this year is to clock over 60,000 hours – or seven years' worth of action in just one Earth Hour – to help maintain momentum to achieve a nature-positive and people-positive world by 2030, just seven years away, and create the Biggest Hour for Earth.

WWF's Earth Hour launches the Biggest Hour For Earth

Earth Hour — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:58:51 GMT

On 25th March 2023 at 8.30pm local time, WWF’s Earth Hour will mobilise people around the world to Give an Hour for Earth, as part of efforts to create the ‘Biggest Hour for Earth’.
As landmarks and homes take part in Earth Hour’s iconic switch off moment, individuals across the world will be urged to ‘switch off’ themselves, before spending 60 minutes doing something - anything - positive for our planet.
WWF is warning that the next seven years are crucial for halting irreversible nature loss and climate change. This year’s Earth Hour, it says is needed more than ever, to inspire millions more to act, and make millions more take notice.

Earth Hour 2022 returns with global support for people and planet

Earth Hour — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 09:02:44 GMT

Global leaders, celebrities, individuals, youth groups and businesses from 192 countries and territories came together at 8:30pm on Saturday 26 March, to stand in solidarity for both people and planet.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, HRH Prince of Wales, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chinese supermodel Liu Wen, astronaut André Kuipers and International musician and environmental campaigner Ellie Goulding, were among the many influential leaders and celebrities who supported Earth Hour 2022, drawing attention to the event.
Landmarks including Sydney Opera House, Beijing Phoenix Center, Taipei 101, Petronas Towers, India Gate, the Colosseum, the Eiffel Tower, Christ the Redeemer, and Empire State Building, took part in the signature switch off moment.

Earth Hour 2022: a moment of solidarity for people and planet

Earth Hour — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:00:44 GMT

SINGAPORE - 24 March 2022 – Earth Hour, the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, is set to unite millions of people around the world to show solidarity for both people and planet. Taking place at a particularly crucial moment in time, this year’s event invites people around the globe to unite in a moment of reflection on our relationship with each other and our collective home.

What Earth Hour means to me

Nikita Prabhu — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

‘Saving the planet’ was never on my agenda growing up. It seemed too big a task to accomplish. And save it from what exactly? The naive five-year-old me thought to myself, “Whatever it is, I’m sure the grownups will take care of it”. But the ‘save the planet’ chants only echoed louder as I grew older. Once again, I found my mind engulfed in confusion. Didn’t we have someone in charge of handling this? Who this ‘someone’ was, now that was an answer that eluded me. Funny thing is, I still don’t know the answer.

7 ways you can spend your Earth Hour evening

Earth Hour — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:27:14 GMT

If you're not sure how you'll spend your Saturday evening on the 26th of March, look no further! After switching off your lights, here's how you can spend the Hour with your friends, family, and community - whether at home, outside, online, or in-person - to make it an impactful evening to remember.

Top five things businesses can do to #ShapeOurFuture this Earth Hour

Earth Hour — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 03:37:25 GMT

Businesses are critical in moving the world towards a more sustainable future and for Earth Hour, companies of all sizes can do their part to not just shine a spotlight on biodiversity’s rapid decline but to adhere their operations to the best sustainability standards.

Sustainability can seem complicated to most businesses so here are five quick steps you can take to join Earth Hour this year and start your journey, if you haven’t already:

Earth Hour 2021 breaks all records calling for action in crucial year for climate, people and nature

Earth Hour — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 07:39:34 GMT

Global leaders, celebrities, individuals, youth groups and businesses from a record-breaking 192 countries and territories came together on Saturday 27 March, to lend their support for the planet.

#EarthHour and related hashtags trended across 42 countries on Twitter or Google search, and 1.2 billion social views came from TikTok alone with Earth Hour trending in most regions.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Pope Francis and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen were among the many influential leaders and celebrities who supported Earth Hour 2021, to draw attention to the nature and climate crises.

Earth Hour Virtual Spotlight video, featuring narration by John Kani and music by Miel de Botton, highlighting the link between nature loss and pandemics, had at least 2.4 million views in 24 hours, making it the most watched video in Earth Hour history.