Earth Hour

The Irish Times Earth Hour 2009 Supplement is available for free download. Click here.

2010 Earth Hour Launched in China

LINKS

The international Earth Hour website

The Irish 10:10 campaign

Fact sheet outlining the impacts of Light at Night [LAN]

The Irish Light Pollution Awareness Campaign

"Earth Hour is absolutely symbolic ... symbolism is an important stage of dealing with a major problem, so I don't think we are ashamed to say that in any way". Andy Ridley, Earth Hour originator.

 Read about FIE's work in introducing Earth Hour to Ireland on WWF's 'Innovators' page.

Schools torch relay is launched by Dublin's Lord Mayor

EARTH HOUR 2010

As Earth Hour 2010 ends across the globe, you can see videos of the major iconic buildings and events by clicking HERE. A video of the Custom's House going dark with comments by Eco-Eye Duncan Stewart and the Minister for the Environment (as well as Ciara from VOICE) can be seen HERE.

125 countries joined Earth Hour this year with more than 4000 cities participating. In Europe, Paris, Moscow, Berlin, Bern, Dublin, Madrid, Vaduz, and Amsterdam have joined cities as far afield as Capetown and Rio Janerio. There were 74.6 million mentions of Earth Hour on Goggle in the final 24 hours.

Dublin's 102FM Radio gave away hundreds of wind up torches to listeners who contacted them about events they are holding. Cork’s Blackrock Observatory held a special viewing as the city dimed. 12 venues in Temple Bar celebrated Earth Hour with a Trad Night by Candlelight, joined by DOOR51 in Cork.

The Minister for the Environment delivered his Leader’s speech on RTE just as Earth Hour began – and it too honoured the event as he urged viewers to turn of the lights – but not the television.

Congratulations to everyone for all your outstanding work! You should be really proud of what you’ve achieved. You’ve helped the world to show what can be done.

Earth Hour has been kindly supported by the Department of the Environment and Local Government through the Change.ie campaign and the work of the Local Authority Environmental Awareness Officers.

FIE coordinates Earth Hour here in Ireland for the World Wildlife Fund. Please contact us through the site or on 087 2176316 if you want to help Earth Hour 2011.

‘Earth Hour is an event that is designed to raise people's consciousness, to show people that they can take positive steps to make a difference and to knit together the global community in taking action at the same time.' Carter Roberts, President, World Wildlife Fund

Minister for the Environment John Gormley, FIE's Tony Lowes and Emer Costello, Lord Mayor of Dublin, at the launch of Earth Hour Ireland 2010. 

"Earth Hour is now in its third year in Ireland and has been established as one of the annual highlights in our environmental calendar. Irish people have embraced the spirit of Earth Hour and its  effort to raise awareness about climate change. I commend the voluntary effort of environmental organisations and local communities which have made it such a success.” - John Gormley

"Sometimes we need darkness to see clearly." Italian celebrity stylist Giorgio Armani.

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 What to do next? Join '10:10' and reduce your emissions by 10% in 2010.

and greeted in Belfast by their Lord Mayor!