Earth Hour

The logo for Earth Hour

Quick Facts

Type
Date
Organized By
First Time Started
Country of origin
Observed by
Observances
Significance

Environmental
Last Saturday of March
World Wildlife Fund
2007
Australia
Many countries
Shut off their lights and appliances for one hour 
To raise awareness for climate change

Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Earth Hour was conceived by WWF and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, when 2.2 million residents of Sydney participated by turning off all non-essential lights. Following Sydney's lead, many other cities around the world adopted the event in 2008. Earth Hour 2013 will take place on March 23, 2013 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm at participants respective local time.

Participated Countries And Territories 

More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries and territories worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour.

Africa

1.  Algeria
   
2.  Angola
   
3.  Benin
   
4.  Botswana
   
5.  Burkina Faso
   
6.  Burundi
   
7.  Cameroon
   
8.  Cape Verde
   
9.  Central African Republic
   
10.  Chad
    
11.  Comoros
    
12.  Congo
    
13.  Democratic Republic of the Congo
    
14.  Djibouti
    
15.  Egypt
    
16.  Equatorial Guinea
    
17.  Eritrea
    
18.  Ethiopia
    
19.  Gabon
    
20.  Gambia
    
21.  Ghana
    
22.  Guinea
    
23.  Guinea-Bissau
    
24.  Ivory Coast
    
25.  Kenya
    
26.  Lesotho
    
27.  Liberia
    
28.  Libya
    
29.  Madagascar
    
30.  Mali
    
31.  Malawi
    
32.  Mauritania
    
33.  Mauritius
    
34.  Morocco
    
35.  Mozambique
    
36.  Namibia
    
37.  Niger
    
38.  Nigeria
    
39.  Réunion
    
40.  Rwanda
    
41.  São Tomé and Príncipe
    
42.  Senegal
    
43.  Seychelles
    
44.  Sierra Leone
    
45.  Somalia
    
46.  South Africa
    
47.  Sudan
    
48.  Swaziland
    
49.  Tanzania
    
50.  Togo
    
51.  Tunisia
    
52.  Uganda
    
53.  Zambia
    
54.  Zimbabwe
    

Asia

1.  Afghanistan
   
2.  Armenia
   
3.  Azerbaijan
   
4.  Bahrain
   
5.  Bangladesh
   
6.  Bhutan
   
7.  Brunei
   
8.  Burma
   
9.  Cambodia
   
10.  China
    
11.  Georgia
    
12.  Hong Kong
    
13.  India
    
14.  Indonesia
    
15.  Iran
    
16.  Iraq
    
17.  Israel
    
18.  Japan
    
19.  Jordan
    
20.  Kazakhstan
    
21.  Kuwait
    
22.  Kyrgyzstan
    
23.  Laos
    
24.  Lebanon
    
25.  Macau
    
26.  Malaysia
    
27.  Maldives
    
28.  Mongolia
    
29.  Nepal
    
30.  North Korea
    
31.  Northern Mariana Islands
    
32.  Oman
    
33.  Pakistan
    
34.  Palestine
    
35.  Philippines
    
36.  Qatar
    
37.  Saudi Arabia
    
38.  Singapore
    
39.  South Korea
    
40.  Sri Lanka
    
41.  Syria
    
42.  Taiwan
    
43.  Tajikistan
    
44.  Thailand
    
45.  Timor-Leste
    
46.  Turkmenistan
    
47.  United Arab Emirates
    
48.  Uzbekistan
    
49.  Vietnam
    
50.  Yemen
    
51.  Palestine
    

Europe

1.  Albania
   
2.  Andorra
   
3.  Austria
   
4.  Belarus
   
5.  Belgium
   
6.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
   
7.  Bulgaria
   
8.  Croatia
   
9.  Cyprus
   
10.  Czech Republic
    
11.  Denmark
    
12.  Estonia
    
13.  Faroe Islands
    
14.  Finland
    
15.  France
    
16.  Germany
    
17.  Gibraltar
    
18.  Greece
    
19.  Hungary
    
20.  Iceland
    
21.  Italy
    
22.  Kosovo
    
23.  Latvia
    
24.  Liechtenstein
    
25.  Lithuania
    
26.  Luxembourg
    
27.  Macedonia
    
28.  Malta
    
29.  Moldova
    
30.  Monaco
    
31.  Montenegro
    
32.  Netherlands
    
33.  Norway
    
34.  Northern Cyprus
    
35.  Poland
    
36.  Portugal
    
37.  Republic of Ireland
    
38.  Romania
    
39.  Russia
    
40.  San Marino
    
41.  Serbia
    
42.  Slovakia
    
43.  Slovenia
    
44.  Spain
    
45.  Sweden
    
46.  Switzerland
    
47.  Turkey
    
48.  Ukraine
    
49.  United Kingdom
    
50.  Vatican City
    

North America

1. Anguilla
   
2.  Aruba
   
3.  Antigua and Barbuda
   
4.  Bahamas
   
5.  Barbados
   
6.  Belize
   
7.  Bermuda
   
8.  British Virgin Islands
   
9.  Canada
   
10.  Cayman Islands
    
11.  Costa Rica
    
12.  Cuba
    
13.  Dominica
    
14.  Dominican Republic
    
15.  El Salvador
    
16.  Grenada
    
17.  Guadeloupe
    
18.  Guatemala
    
19.  Haiti
    
20.  Honduras
    
21.  Jamaica
    
22.  Mexico
    
23.  Martinique
    
24.  Montserrat
    
25.  Netherlands Antilles
    
26.  Nicaragua
    
27.  Panama
    
28.  Puerto Rico
    
29. Saint Kitts and Nevis
    
30. Saint Lucia
    
31. Saint-Martin
    
32. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    
33.  Sint Maarten
    
34. Trinidad and Tobago
    
35.  Turks and Caicos Islands
    
36.  USA
    
37.  U.S. Virgin Islands
    

South America

1. Argentina
   
2. Brazil
   
3. Bolivia
   
4. Chile
   
5. Colombia
   
6. Ecuador
   
7. French Guiana
   
8. Guyana
   
9. Paraguay
   
10. Peru
    
11. Suriname
    
12. Uruguay
    
13. Venezuela
    

Oceania

American Samoa
Australia
Fiji
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Palau
Samoa
Tahiti
Tuvalu
Tonga
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu

Participating TV Channels and Radio Stations

• National Geographic Channel Asia 
  
• Philippines' GMA Network 
• Malaysia's 8TV 
• Canal 5
• Cartoon Network and Magic 
• The National Geographic Channel 
• DhiTV and Villa TV 
• Naga City's internet radio stations Zone105 and X FM Naga in the Philippines 
• Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) 
• Geo Network from Pakistan

Participating Websites

• Youtube
• Google

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