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Earth Hour

March 28, 2026 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Earth Hour is an annual environmental campaign that brings attention to the effects of climate change by asking people to switch off lights at homes and businesses for an hour at 8.30 pm (20:30), local time, usually on the last Saturday of March.

In 2025, CEDARE supported Earth Hour by raising awareness on its official website and Social Media and marking the occasion with a special online initiative.

About Earth Hour

Earth Hour is a global WWF (formerly known as World Wildlife Fund) climate change initiative. It is an event that aims to create awareness of people taking responsibility toward a sustainable future by turning the lights off. Earth Hour is not to be confused with Earth Day.

Background

Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. This event saw 2.2 million homes and businesses turn their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change that year. Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating in 2008. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the CN Tower in Toronto, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness for Earth Hour. In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour.

WWF, which organizes the annual Earth Hour event, aims to stop the degradation of the Earth’s natural environment. It also focuses on building a future where people live in harmony with nature.

Details

Date:
March 28, 2026
Time:
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Website:
https://www.earthhour.org/