China to Join Earth Hour in 2009
On Monday, WWF officially announced that China will participate in Earth Hour in 2009.
Back in April, WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) indicated that China would have more involvement in Earth Hour next year, but the extent of its involvement was largely unknown.
Hong Kong is already on the list of cities to take part in Earth Hour 2009. On Monday it was announced that Beijing and Shanghai would also participate.
WWF has also indicated that more Chinese cities will be announced in the future.
2009 To Be Bigger Than 2008
In 2008, 26 cities were officially part of Earth Hour (although more than 370 cities, towns and councils took part unofficially).
For 2009, the official count currently stands at 76 cities across 62 countries. It is anticipated that more than 1,000 cities, towns and councils will participate unofficially in 2009.
About Earth Hour
Earth Hour is a global WWF climate change initiative. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM to show their support for action on climate change.
The event began in Sydney in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more than 50 million people around the globe participated. In 2009, it is anticipated that more than 1 billion people in 1,000 cities will participate in Earth Hour.
Tags: Climate Change, earth hour, Global Warming, low carbon, Sustainability
