All over the world, the lights on the respective local time on countless buildings went out on countless buildings. As part of the global “Earth Hour”-the hour for the earthy sights such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the statue of Christ-Slöser in Rio de Janeiro, the Opera House in Sydney, the Temple of Dawn in Bangkok and the Empire State Building in Darkness.
From Tokyo to Paris and Rome, various cities participated in numerous countries in the “Earth Hour”. New Zealand made the starting signal. The Sky Tower and the Harbor Bridge in Auckland were in the dark, among other things.
In Germany, around 500 cities and municipalities participated in the campaign. In addition to the Brandenburg -Poort, for the passer -by in the dark, the lighting of the Cologne Cathedral and the castle of Neuschwanstein was also eliminated.
The UN main building participated in New York. The UN employees were called to treat the resources in the workplace carefully.
The light was not only cut out in sights and large buildings, but many people also participated in the campaign. In addition to the only distance of the light of light, the WWF also consciously called on time to take for environmental protection.
“Never was at stake”
Every year, the Environmental Protection Organization WWF requires this action to set a visible sign for the conscious treatment of energy and the protection of the planet. “Never was more than today,” said Kirsten Schuijn, the general manager of WWF International, about the background of the event.
Returns in climate policy
“We see catastrophic setbacks worldwide in climate policy. The climate crisis and its consequences have long been a reality. We have to prevent decisions even more,” said Austrian WWF program manager Hanna Simons.
Van der Bellen: “Common sign”
Federal President Alexander van der Bellen also supports the WWF campaign: “The ‘Earth Hour’ is an important common sign of climate protection. Because it makes clear with darkness that it does not matter how our earth is doing,” he is quoted.
Source: Krone
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