{"id":69,"date":"2022-06-13T09:52:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T09:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps6.wwf.org.hk\/earthhour\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:22:03","slug":"history-of-earth-hour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earthhour.wwf.org.hk\/en\/history-of-earth-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Earth Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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History of Earth Hour<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    2007<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Earth Hour is born in Sydney, Australia on 31 March. The campaign unites 2.2 million Australians and delivers a strong and unmistakable message that climate change is an issue they care deeply about.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    2008<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Earth Hour goes international. Nearly 400 cities in 35 countries participate in this global campaign, with major landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Colosseum in Rome going dark during Earth Hour.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Earth Hour breaks all records for mass participation, becoming the world\u2019s largest movement for the environment. Hong Kong begins to mark Earth Hour. Prominent city landmarks including the International Finance Centre, the Cultural Centre and the Tsing Ma Bridge go dark for one hour, while the Symphony of Lights show<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    Taking place three months after the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen, widely regarded as a major setback to international climate change efforts, Earth Hour becomes a global call to action for a sustainable future.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    The \u201cPlus\u201d sign is incorporated into the Earth Hour logo, signifying the campaign\u2019s evolution beyond the hour.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    After a petition launched by WWF-Russia for Earth Hour collects over 120,000 signatures, Russia passes a law which creates better protection from oil pollution for the country\u2019s seas.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    Fundaci\u00f3n Vida Silvestre Argentina uses Earth Hour to mobilize support to create the country\u2019s largest marine protected area.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    Following a powerful crowdsourcing campaign by Earth Hour, Ecuador\u2019s Galapagos Islands \u2013 a UNESCO World Heritage site \u2013 become the country\u2019s first province to pass a law prohibiting disposable plastic shopping bags and expanded polystyrene packaging.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    2015<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    A record breaking 172 countries and territories participate in Earth Hour.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    Millions of people in 178 countries and territories celebrate the tenth Earth Hour.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    2017<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Over 5,600 companies, organizations and buildings, and nearly 300 primary and secondary schools, took part in Earth Hour in Hong Kong.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Hong Kong joined 180 countries in switching off non-essential lighting, with 11,200 pledges to \u201cLet Nature Shine\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

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    2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    \u00a9G Marcoaldi WWF-Italy<\/small><\/p>

    In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people from a record-breaking 190 countries and territories celebrated Earth Hour digitally and more than 20 countries and territories shared their countdown ceremony online. Hong Kong live-streamed our countdown celebration on WWF-Hong Kong\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \n <\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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