Conserve energy by commemorating Earth Hour 2017
Updated | By ECR Newswatch
EThekwini municipality says it hopes to get as many citizens as possible to take part in this year's Earth Hour, tomorrow.
The global initiative - which began in Australia in 2007 - sees around 7 000 towns and cities from around the world switching off their lights and appliances for an hour.
Last year, South Africans managed to save around 515 Megawatts of power by switching off their lights and all non-essential appliances during Earth Hour.
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The municipality's Mthunzi Gumede says they believe the trend is fast gaining momentum among locals who are now more aware than ever about the importance of reducing the negative impacts on mother Earth.
"As eThekwini we're looking at issues on climate change, we want to decrease the carbon footprint on earth, hence, recently we launched the solar panels, which is trying to source electricity differently - instead of using the usual forms of energy," he said.
Earth Hour will kick-off at 8:30pm South African time tomorrow, the 25th of March, 2017.
Don't forget to switch off your lights at 20:30 tomorrow for #EarthHourZA @WWFSouthAfrica#BeTheChangehttps://t.co/dcIOHiXzk9 pic.twitter.com/YuDvIQCXdO
— Lead SA (@lead_sa) March 24, 2017
Which electricity future do you want? Tell us. Tell @Eskom_SA https://t.co/VH2a5SK2Rp #EarthHourZA pic.twitter.com/DRWdvLdcGl
— WWF South Africa (@WWFSouthAfrica) March 24, 2017
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