Earth Hour in Switzerland and around the world – Turning off the lights for climate – the record for Germany

In addition to communities and companies, countless people celebrated Earth Hour in their four walls, as explained by the World Wildlife Fund in Germany. Record turnout shows that in 2021, climate protection cannot be ignored.

During the 15th “Earth Hour” in Europe, the lights on the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Colosseum in Rome went out. The next few years will be crucial in the fight against the climate crisis, the environmental organization WWF noted in a communiqué. If we can’t stop global warming, it will have dire consequences for people and nature.

The “Earth Hour»It began in 2007 as a joint campaign between Sydney and WWF in Australia and eventually spread around the world. Huge landmarks such as the Empire State Building in New York, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Acropolis in Athens and the pyramids in Giza were sunk in darkness for an hour. In Switzerland there were the Jet d’Eau in Geneva, the cathedrals of Lausanne and Friborg, the castle in Bellinzona or the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne.

Some just can’t do it without light

At the start of the day at 8:30 pm local time, the skyline of Asian capitals from Singapore to Hong Kong was dark, as was the famous Sydney Opera House. People were also asked to turn off the lights in their apartments for an hour in the evening, setting an example in protecting the climate and the environment.

In Singapore, people on the famous Marina Bay watched the skyscrapers disappear in the dark. In Hong Kong, people from the city’s lookout points saw the lights in many of the skyscrapers dimmed. In Thailand, the famous CentralWorld shopping center in Bangkok went dark, but inside the hustle and bustle continued with the light.

SDA / primary

Publication date: 3/27/2021, 7:01 pm