BAFCO supports Earth Hour
Tomorrow, March 28, at almost exactly the same time tonight, we will witness the second participation of Dubai for the global campaign for climate change – EARTH HOUR.
We are asking everyone here in the UAE to switch off all non-essential lights from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on March 28, to send a message and join the campaign around the world that says we have the power to take action against global warming and by working together we can make a huge difference.
Earth Hour Website
The Walk, part of Dubai Properties’ Jumeirah Beach Residence development, will be the focal point for this year’s official Earth Hour activities in Dubai. Other activities will include switching off the exterior lighting at a number of Dubai landmarks, including the Burj Al Arab, Madinat Jumeirah, Emirates Towers, DIFC, and the offices of Dubai Holding and its entities, DEWA and du.
Last year, when Dubai became the first Arab city to participate in Earth Hour, electricity consumption in the city was reduced by more than 100,000kwH during the one hour power down.
Earth Hour, which began in Sydney, Australia in 2007, is now a worldwide environmental movement that will see up to one billion people turn off non-essential lighting and other electrical appliances. It will roll through 25 time zones, starting on New Zealand’s Chatham Islands and ending in the Pacific Time Zone.
Billed, by the WWF, as the largest mass participation effort ever, Earth Hour will embrace more than 1,500 cities in over 80 countries. In addition to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Fujeirah, in the UAE, lights will be switched off or dimmed in all the world’s major cities, including Sydney, Beijing, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Mumbai, Delhi, Cape Town, Athens, Paris, Berlin, London, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and Honolulu.
Individual action to curb climate change can be as simple as turning off a mobile phone charger when it is not in use, switching off the television or CD player at the wall, rather than leaving it on stand-by, turning off unused lights, or making sure office and home computers are completely shut down.
To participate and learn more, you can follow the following:
- twitter for Dubai Earth Hour
- Official website – earthhour.org
