Pakistan Joined World To Observe Annual Earth Hour

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Islamabad: All the lights should be turned off for one hour tonight at 8 p.m. Under Earth Hour, environmental action would be taken on a large scale, according to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. “We all have to play our role in climate action,” said Guterres.

Saturday's #EarthHour is a good reminder that small #ClimateAction steps can make a big difference.

Join us and turn off your lights for an hour at 8.30pm local time – wherever you are. https://t.co/UuZ1z3A03k

— United Nations (@UN) March 25, 2023

Pakistan joined the rest of the world in observing Earth Hour on Saturday night under the theme ‘Give an Hour for Earth’.

“Pakistan joins the global community today in observing Earth Hour and demonstrating its commitment to the fulfilment of its obligations to climate change actions,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharifwrote in a Twitter post.

“Saving our planet from the ill effects of climate change is a collective endeavour, one in which everyone matters,” he added.

Pakistan joins the global community today in observing Earth Hour & demonstrating its commitment to the fulfilment of its obligations to climate change actions. Saving our planet from the ill-effects of climate change is a collective endeavour, one in which everyone matters.

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) March 25, 2023

By turning out their lights for just one hour, millions of people all across the world observe daylight. Turning off superfluous lights and electronics for one hour during Earth Hour will help a lot of people around the world cut carbon emissions and help the environment.

Celebrated every year on the night of the last week of March by the United Nations throughout the world, Earth Hour, launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2007, is a yearly tradition to spread awareness of climate change.

“Earth Hour aims to increase awareness and spark global conversations on protecting nature, tackling the climate crisis, and working together to shape a brighter future for us all,” stated WWF.

Earth Hour is described as the “largest global grassroots movement for the environment.”

The Earth Hour campaign has led to other actions related to curbing climate change. The WWF’s chapter in Uganda, for instance, created the first “Earth Hour Forest” in 2013. Additionally, Argentina used its 2013 Earth Hour campaign to help pass a Senate bill for 8.4 million acres of marine protected area in the country, according to the WWF.