Earth Hour is international action, during which the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) calls for turning off the lights for one hour as a sign of concern for the future of the planet. The purpose of Earth Hour is not to save electricity. This action is a symbol of respect for nature. In 2017, the international Earth Hour will take place for the tenth time: the action will be held on Saturday, March 25, from 20:30 to 21:30 local time.
In 2009, WWF officially held an action in Russia for the first time. Already in 2013, more than 70 cities of the country joined Earth Hour, and in 2016 their number exceeded 100. Today, Earth Hour is the most massive environmental action on the planet. It is attended by more than 2 billion people worldwide from more than 175 countries and nearly 7,000 cities.
How will Earth Hour be spent in Moscow?
It is planned that on March 25 at 20:30 in Moscow the illumination of over 1,600 buildings in the capital will be turned off for one hour (in 2016, the illumination of 1,500 buildings was turned off, including the architectural ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and GUM). And everyone will gather near the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky on Tverskaya Square. There will be a flash mob in support of Earth Hour and a bike ride.
"Earth Hour" (Earth Hour) is an annual international event of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which consists in the symbolic turning off of lights and household electrical appliances for one hour as a sign of indifference to the future of the planet. During it, the illumination of the most famous buildings and monuments of the world goes out.
The event is held worldwide at the end of March. In 2017, the action "Earth Hour" will be held on March 25 between 20.30 and 21.30 (local time) under the slogan "".
The purpose of the action is to draw the attention of people, governments, and businesses to the need for a responsible attitude towards nature. The action is voluntary. People decide which electrical devices they turn off, wherever they are, at home or in the office.
"Earth Hour" is not just a bright event that allows you to draw public attention to environmental issues. The organizers aim to attract new participants to solve specific problems: the protection of forests from fires, the protection of unique natural objects, saving electricity, water, other natural resources, combat climate warming.
For the first time the action "Earth Hour" was held on the initiative of WWF Australia in 2007 in Sydney. More than two million people took part in it. The very next year, 35 countries of the world joined Earth Hour. At the appointed time, the illumination of the Colosseum in Rome (Italy), the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (USA) and many other attractions went out. Every year new countries join Earth Hour and more and more people show their concern for the future of the planet by participating in it.
Currently, "Earth Hour" is the most massive environmental action on the planet.
In 2016, 178 countries, seven thousand cities and more than two billion people took part in the action.
IN Russian Federation The Earth Hour event is organized by WWF Russia with the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation and the Government of Moscow.
For the first time, the action was officially held in Russia in 2009, however, even earlier in the country it was supported by a number of enthusiasts. In 2016, the share of 100 cities in 63 regions. In Moscow at 20:30 the light was "turned off" installed on Tverskaya Square. The illumination of more than 1,500 buildings was turned off, including the Moscow Kremlin, "Stalinist" skyscrapers, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Luzhniki, the Bolshoi Theater, the buildings of the State Duma and the Federation Council, most of the buildings on the Garden Ring, Novy Arbat, Tverskaya Street. For the first time, the illumination of the Moscow City towers went out.
The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources
This is the name of an environmental campaign that has already been held 10 times. To connect, it was necessary to give up electricity and household appliances for only 60 minutes. How did Russia support the action?
By 20.30 Moscow time, the switch - of course, symbolic - is switched to the "off" mode. That's how it starts.
Now you can’t see it, but we are on Vasilyevsky Spusk. This is the Spasskaya Tower. This is how Moscow looks during Earth Hour. The lighting was turned off at almost two thousand buildings - Moscow City, the Ostankino Tower, GUM, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The main building of Moscow State University, the Bolshoi Theatre, Luzhniki, skyscrapers on Novy Arbat. The first Earth Hour event was held in Russia in 2009. "Change yourself, not the planet" is the motto of this year. "Earth Hour" teaches: one simple movement - to press the switch - saves the planet. And, of course, this year the action has a special significance: 2017 in Russia is the Year of Ecology.
But what happened behind the scenes: in this room, by pressing a few buttons, the lights of the Kremlin were turned off. The official residence of the president takes part in the action for the fifth time in a row. As soon as the lights go out, a bike ride begins on Vasilyevsky Spusk.
Thirteen kilometers through the city center across the embankments, the finale - on Tverskaya. And candles are lit at St. Basil's Cathedral.
Not only the capital - the whole country. More than 150 cities - and this is almost 22 million inhabitants - have joined the action. The first one is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Exactly at 20:30, the lights of all administrative buildings were turned off there. Residents of the city also joined the candlelight relay race. Next - Vladivostok: there, the railway and maritime stations, the TV tower.
In Yakutsk, lighting did not work at many enterprises. Khabarovsk spent an hour in the dark. Turned off the lights in the houses, household electrical appliances. The lights on the building of the regional government were extinguished. And in Blagoveshchensk, during these 60 minutes, "Velo-fireflies" drove through the city: the participants of the action decorated their bicycles with multi-colored lanterns.
Krasnoyarsk also joined, where an acoustic concert was held - the artists performed without lighting and microphones. The audience supported them by turning on flashlights and backlighting mobile phones. And in the Irkutsk region they celebrated in a completely unusual way - they arranged a run on the ice of Lake Baikal. They lit the way with lanterns. Thus, in the year of ecology in Russia, we decided to emphasize the importance of protection environment, as well as - the protection of Baikal itself.
The last one, of course, is Kaliningrad. How much they managed to save in these 60 minutes is unimportant, the organizers say. The main thing is to draw attention to environmental problems. And it works.
"Earth Hour - 2017" has become the largest in 10 years of existence: 184 countries - almost the entire planet.
This is the name of an environmental campaign that has already been held 10 times. To connect, it was necessary to give up electricity and household appliances for only 60 minutes. How did Russia support the action?
By 20.30 Moscow time, the switch - of course, symbolic - is switched to the "off" mode. That's how it starts.
Now you can’t see it, but we are on Vasilyevsky Spusk. This is the Spasskaya Tower. This is how Moscow looks during Earth Hour. The lighting was turned off at almost two thousand buildings - Moscow City, the Ostankino Tower, GUM, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The main building of Moscow State University, the Bolshoi Theatre, Luzhniki, skyscrapers on Novy Arbat. The first Earth Hour event was held in Russia in 2009. "Change yourself, not the planet" is the motto of this year. "Earth Hour" teaches: one simple movement - to press the switch - saves the planet. And, of course, this year the action has a special significance: 2017 in Russia is the Year of Ecology.
But what happened behind the scenes: in this room, by pressing a few buttons, the lights of the Kremlin were turned off. The official residence of the president takes part in the action for the fifth time in a row. As soon as the lights go out, a bike ride begins on Vasilyevsky Spusk.
Thirteen kilometers through the city center across the embankments, the finale - on Tverskaya. And candles are lit at St. Basil's Cathedral.
Not only the capital - the whole country. More than 150 cities - and this is almost 22 million inhabitants - have joined the action. The first one is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Exactly at 20:30, the lights of all administrative buildings were turned off there. Residents of the city also joined the candlelight relay race. Next - Vladivostok: there, the railway and maritime stations, the TV tower.
In Yakutsk, lighting did not work at many enterprises. Khabarovsk spent an hour in the dark. Turned off the lights in the houses, household electrical appliances. The lights on the building of the regional government were extinguished. And in Blagoveshchensk, during these 60 minutes, "Velo-fireflies" drove through the city: the participants of the action decorated their bicycles with multi-colored lanterns.
Krasnoyarsk also joined, where an acoustic concert was held - the artists performed without lighting and microphones. The audience supported them by turning on flashlights and backlighting mobile phones. And in the Irkutsk region they celebrated in a completely unusual way - they arranged a run on the ice of Lake Baikal. They lit the way with lanterns. Thus, in the year of ecology in Russia, we decided to emphasize the importance of environmental protection, as well as the protection of Baikal itself.
The last one, of course, is Kaliningrad. How much they managed to save in these 60 minutes is unimportant, the organizers say. The main thing is to draw attention to environmental problems. And it works.
"Earth Hour - 2017" has become the largest in 10 years of existence: 184 countries - almost the entire planet.
At the same time, various actions, an ecological flash mob and a bike ride will be held in Moscow, according to the official portal of the mayor and the government of Moscow.
To become a member of the flash mob, you need to come to the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky, located opposite the city hall building on the street. Tverskaya, 13.
The main participants in the action will be the schools that have become winners and laureates of the Ecological Flash Mob 2017 contest. The current "Earth Hour" will be held under the slogan "Change yourself, not the planet."
The main theme of the action will be the environmental responsibility of every person living on the planet.
As a reminder, Earth Hour is an international event. As part of this action, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) calls for turning off the lights and household electrical appliances for just 60 minutes as a sign of concern for the future of our planet.
In addition, the illumination of all the most famous buildings and monuments around the world will be turned off for one hour.
This year the international "Earth Hour" will be held for the tenth time. The action is carried out in order to arouse interest in the problem of climate change, the energy unification of mankind.
This event was first organized in 2007 in Australia and received worldwide support the very next year.
In 2009, the action became the most massive in the history of mankind, more than a billion inhabitants of the planet took part in it.
Earth Hour has been held in Russia since 2009. In Moscow, a few years ago, the backlight was turned off only on 70-80 buildings, in 2014 their number reached about 400, and in 2016 - about 800.
Last year, the events on Red Square became the climax in the capital. Exactly at 20.30 the lights were turned off architectural ensemble Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, GUM, Manege, Cathedral of Christ the Savior, buildings of the government of the Russian Federation and the government of Moscow, Moscow State University and other skyscrapers.
Earth Hour was supported by residents of more than 120 Russian cities. Up to 20 million people participated in the action.
