EARTH HOUR 2016

Earth Hour 2016 around the world in

 pictures

Earth Hour has seen the lights go out again in many of the world's largest cities, each with its own local focus on energy concerns.

Earth Hour is a worldwide movement uniting people to protect the planet, and is organised by WWF.  Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then it has grown to engage more than 7000 cities and towns worldwide, and the one-hour event continues to remain the key driver of the now larger movement.

Some 350 world landmarks including the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower have gone dark for 60 minutes starting at 8:30 pm. local time.

Millions of people from 178 countries and territories took part in the event this year, with monuments and buildings such as the Eiffel Tower, Taipei 101 and the Empire State Building plunging into darkness for 60 minutes from 8:30pm local time on March 19.

               SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA

                                        SINGAPORE

                                             MUMBAI,INDIA

BANGKOK,THAILAND

                                                MOSCOW,RUSSIA

                          NEWYORK,UNITED STATES

LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM

                                                   PARIS,FRANCE

 Earth Hour 2016 took place in an unprecedented 178 countries and territories, making it the biggest celebration for our planet ever, and its because of individuals like YOU that made it possible. To see what we achieved together, check out Earth Hour 2016 at a glance. 

 Shine a light on Climate action,for a Living Planet.