8:30PM local time, wherever you live on planet earth. Saturday 28 March 2009

Earth Hour is a global movement by World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness about global warming and climate change. Earth Hour, which began in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, is now a worldwide environmental movement that will see millions of people turn off non-essential lighting. Earth Hour will roll through 14 time zones, starting in New Zealand and ending in the Pacific Time Zone. People from 900 cities in 80 countries, including many Indian cities, will be switching off their lights for one hour on March 28, 2009 at 8.30 pm.

You too can join this global movement and Vote Earth, by just switching off your inessential lights and appliances for one hour.

Earth Hour is a call to action for every individual, and every community - a call to stand up and take control of the future of our planet. Make your actions count!

Earth Hour aims to reach more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world - sign up and be counted!
Sign up now and support Earth!

1,760 cities, towns and municipalities in 80 countries have already committed to VOTE EARTH for Earth Hour 2009, as part of the worlds first global election between Earth and global warming.

Vote Earth for Earth Hour 2009

Dubai to dim lights for Earth Hour

Dubai has become the first Arab city to join the WWF-Earth Hour movement, which will see thousands of lights turned off all over the city at 8:30pm on Saturday March 28. Residents and businesses will switch off non-essential appliances for one hour on Saturday March 28 at 8.30pm.

Thousands of lights across Dubai will go out for one hour later this month as the city joins the “largest voluntary power down in history” in the fight against global climate change.

Individuals and businesses will turn of non-essential lights and appliances for one hour on Saturday March 28 to show how people can make a difference to climate change.

Earth Hour, the brainchild of the WWF which began in Sydney, Australia in 2007, aims to traverse more than 25 cities across 14 time zones.