Earth Hour 2022 on what day, at what time?

03/23/2022 16:10 GMT+7

Origin of Earth Hour event

Earth Hour is an annual international event, launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

This is a program to encourage households and businesses to turn off electric lights and electrical appliances that do not greatly affect daily life within 60 minutes, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on the last Saturday of March every year.

Earth Hour was started in 2007 in Sydney (Australia) with only 2 million participants. However, up to now, it has become an international event, attended by many countries around the world, including Vietnam.

Earth Hour 2022

What date is Earth Hour 2022?

Topic Earth Hour 2022 is “Shape the Future”, expressing the desire to raise awareness of the community and people about the important role in climate change adaptation activities. , prevent and reverse the loss of biodiversity globally.

The event of turning off the lights within an hour to respond to Earth Hour 2022 will take place from 20:30 to 21:30 on Saturday, March 26, 2022.

Key messages of the Earth Hour 2022 Campaign:

– The Earth is the only one that needs to be protected for today and forever.

– Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is contributing to the fight against climate change.

– Fighting climate change is our responsibility.

– Turning off a light bulb is one more chance to cool the Earth.

– Let green be the new color of the planet.

– Take one more step to save the Earth.

– Look to the future, act now.

In addition to participating in turning off the lights from 20:30 to 21:30 next Saturday, young people can respond to Earth Hour 2022 with other activities such as: Disconnect the power plug when not in use for more than 30 minutes; Turn off the switch when leaving the room, give priority to LED lights, touch lights; Traveling by public transport such as bus, or “green” means such as tram, bicycle, walking; Bring and use eco-bags when shopping for goods; Limit the use of single-use plastics; Take a photo and post the activity on social media with the hashtag #Earth Hour to spread the word to your friends and those around you.

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