Earth Hour Korea 2019 in Coex

On March 30th, WWF hosted an annual 'Earth Hour' campaign highlighting the theme of climate change and endangered animals. WWF host this annual event to promote energy conservation by shutting down all lights for an hour. It's a globally sponsored event to bring awareness to the environmental problem faced today.

Members of Ecosave Club from Seoul Foreign School (SFS) volunteered in this year's event. Some of the key roles included advertising on Instagram, dressing up in Panda mascot to take photos with kids, distributing Earth Hour information brochure, and preparing the stage for the main event from 8 pm. For the main event, WWF Korea's President and a renowned Korean celebrity, Park Seo Jun, joined the event as the crowd cheered on.  To close the event, all the people there joined in lighting the candles on the Earth Hour letters. Even though the cold and rainy weather, many people participated in this global event.

Many corporates and government institutions showed their support by shutting down the lights for an hour. Notable participants included 63 Building, Sungnyemun Gate, Kyungju Tower, COEX, Seoul City Hall, N Seoul Tower, National Assembly, Samsung Elec, Samsung Fire and Marine, Lotte Corp, LG Uplus, Korea Herald, SK Telecom, GS, and Naver. Again, this year's event was supported by many overseas landmark buildings such as Paris' Eifel Tower, Sydney's Opera House, New York's Empire State Building, and Dubai's Burj Khalifa.

Members of SFS Ecosave Club gained valuable experience through this event and reaffirmed the importance of energy conservation by giving our Earth a much-needed rest.

 

     

    By Justin Chung 

SustainNU

As part of Northwestern's Sustainability efforts, the University will observe Earth Hour on Saturday, March 30, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Earth Hour is a one-hour voluntary “black-out” that launched in 2007 in Sydney, Australia to unite millions of individuals, businesses, cities and universities around the world in taking action for wildlife, rivers, oceans, forests and our climate.

Earth Hour is a global event. It symbolizes that each of us, working together, can make a positive impact on climate change. This call to action is intended to create awareness around energy reduction and give everyone the opportunity to contribute.

Northwestern will turn off landmark lights such as signage on the Chicago campus and the Crown clock tower light on the Evanston campus.

Students can join this movement during spring break trips, at home or on campus. And to help conserve energy during Earth Hour and throughout spring break, students should remember to turn off lights and devices before leaving campus.

You can support this effort by:

* Turning off all non-essential lights
* Taking the stairs for exercise instead of the elevator
* Turning off your monitor if you are not using your computer
* Turning off and unplugging all small electrical appliances not in use (i.e. chargers, coffee makers, radios, toasters, etc.)
* Taking this time to reflect and appreciate the world you live in
* Spreading the word on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram As an ENERGY STAR® partner,

Northwestern promotes these practices as year-round conservation efforts. Make it a habit to turn off all non-essential lights, look into composting food scraps and unplug devices not in use. Enjoy the outdoors by biking or walking to work or class. Please join us March 30 for the global celebration of the climate change fight, and take part in your own home to make positive impacts on the Earth. Find more sustainability tips on the sustainNU website.

Sincerely,


Posted by Alberta Yoo

Earth Hour 2019 Korea

 

from WWF-korea (www.wwfkorea.or.kr)

Earth Hour 2019 switch-off will take place on Saturday 30 March at 8:30 p.m.

 

 

On Saturday 30 March 8:30 p.m. local time, skylines around the world will go dark as millions of people celebrate Earth Hour to show their commitment to protect the planet. As nature declines like never before, coupled with the ever-present challenge of climate change, Earth Hour 2019 will focus on raising awareness on why nature matters and inspiring global action on conserving nature.

From the Eiffel Tower to the Sydney Opera House, and the Empire State Building to Burj Khalifa, thousands of landmarks will switch off their lights in solidarity for the planet, to raise the awareness about the importance of nature and encourage individuals, businesses and governments worldwide to be a part of the solutions needed to build a healthy, sustainable future – and planet – for all.
 

“On one hand we have the moral responsibility to live in harmony with nature, on the other nature is vitally important to everyone’s daily lives; we depend on it for the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink, and so much more. But we are pushing the planet to the limit and nature is severely under threat,” said Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International. “Earth Hour 2019 is a powerful opportunity to start an unstoppable movement for nature to help secure an international commitment to stop and reverse the loss of nature – a New Deal for Nature and People as comprehensive and ambitious as the global climate deal.”

 

This year is set to be another important moment for the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, with more than 180 countries and territories coming together to highlight and invite action on the environmental issues most relevant to them. Ecuador, for example, is pushing for a no-plastic law in the capital Quito, and Finland will be challenging over a quarter of the country’s population to eat a more balanced and better diet. Morocco will educate people on the importance of saving water and making every drop count. Indonesia is encouraging 5 million young people to adopt a greener lifestyle. The hundreds of initiatives around the world will inspire awareness and action on the importance of nature and if we act now, together, we have the opportunity to protect and improve our way of life.

 

WWF is partnering with the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity to create connect2earth.org where people, companies and organizations can find tools to push for action on nature. Through Earth Hour’s mainstream appeal, the voices of many millions of people around the world will be needed to push nature up the global agenda. People can speak up for the planet by pledging their support on Voice for the Planet calling on world leaders to agree a New Deal for Nature and People. The petition will be presented at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP in 2020, when a new set of global targets on nature will be agreed upon by governments.

 

In recognition of the critical role young people will play in creating a more sustainable world, WWF is also partnering with Zinkia Entertainment Ltd, creators of popular cartoon character Pocoyo, and the World Organization of the Scout Movement to inspire 50 million Scouts worldwide to help tackle the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges.

 

In the past decade, Earth Hour has inspired millions to support and participate in critical climate and environmental initiatives, helping drive climate policy, awareness and action worldwide. Among its highlights, the movement helped create a 3.5 million hectare marine-protected area in Argentina and a 2,700-hectare Earth Hour forest in Uganda, ban all plastics in the Galapagos in 2014, plant 17 million trees in Kazakhstan, light up homes with solar power in India and the Philippines and push new legislation for the protection of seas and forests in Russia. Just last year, French Polynesia moved to protect 5 million square kilometres of its seas to preserve ocean ecosystems.

 

Everyone can make a difference in protecting nature and it starts right here, right now with Earth Hour 2019. Visit www.earthhour.org to know what is happening for Earth Hour in locations around the world.

 

 from WWFglobal (www.panda.org)