bringing the world together to fight climate change

bringing the world together to fight climate change

Contents

• Main Concepts

• History

• Earth Hour in Vietnam

• Suggested Activities

Main Concepts

• Earth hour: A Global Campaign held by WWF to urge people switch off the light for one hour

• Purpose: A call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future

• Participant: A call to action to every individual, every business and every government and community

Earth hourA symbolic event

• THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

• YOUR SWITCH LIGHT IS YOURVOTE FOR EARTH

• HOW DID YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

History of Earth hour

• Earth hour 2007• Earth hour 2008• Earth hour 2009

Earth hour 2007

• Scale: Sydney, Australia • Time: March 31 • Participants: 2.2 m people & businesses• Outcomes: 10.2% drop in energy usage

24.86 tonnes of CO2

Earth hour 2008• Scale: global• Time: 29 March 2008 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m • Participants: 35 official countries 400 supporting cities• Outcomes: - Thailand: 73.34 MW = 41.6t of CO2

- Philippines: 16 MW in Metro Manila 56 MW in Luzon island 39 MW in Metro Manila

In Vietnam

Cities volunteered to join campaign – Hanoi – Hai Phong– Hue– Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh city

In HanoiThe major event of Earth hour took place in front

of Opera House

• Some famous places inN turned off lights during 1our of the : – Ngọc Sơn Temple, Tortoise Tower, Thê

húc Bridge, King Ly Thai To Garden

• Many companies and organizations participating as Sofitel Plaza, Metropole,ilton, Microsoft company, Viettel, British Council, Apollo Centre, Australian Embassy, and many othersigh office buildings…

• Advertising lights, decorating lights in shops, offices were encouraged to switch

• Streets and districts in Hanoi

In HCMC

At 8.30p.m, City Theatre turned of all lights, hundreds of candles blown. Sai Gon people gathered the city centre to join this

Suggested Activities

• Vote for Earth Hour @ www.earthhour.org• Spread the word, speak to your friends,

colleagues, neighbours, parents, teachers and Principle.

• Get organised and make this a fun event for family and friends!

• Other promotions (web banners, facebook, email, sms, distribute postcard, posters, stickers etc.)

At University

• No lights, air-cons, fans, computers or whiteboards in classrooms.

• No printing, laminating or copying in resource room.

• Re-useable food and drink containers only

What else can I do

• Keep saving energy every day of the year!• Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs.• Turn off appliances• Turn off anything that doesn’t need to be on.• Use less hot water. Spend one minute less in the shower!

Make every hour Earth Hour

It’s as simple as a flick of the switch

www.earthhour.org