Like every year, we won't forgetEarth Hour, this Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. This event sees millions of people and thousands of iconic monuments around the world switch off their lights for one hour, to put Nature in the spotlight during this 18th edition.
Around the world, WWF is calling on the whole of civil society, from citizens and businesses to local authorities and governments, to remember how precious our planet is, and how crucial it is to protect it. Paris will switch off theexterior lighting of over 300 public buildings for one hour, including the Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Coeur, Opéra Bastille and Hôtel de Ville.
Large gatherings are planned at the foot of national monuments to celebrate nature. The Eiffel Tower will also go dark at around 8.30pm to mark the capital's commitment to the fight against climate change.
The Eiffel Tower will be switched off this Saturday evening to mark Earth Hour
This Saturday, March 23, 2024, the Eiffel Tower will switch off its lights at 8:30pm: a symbolic gesture during Earth Hour. This event, organized by WWF, draws attention to the need to protect nature. [Read more]
Initiated in 2007 by WWF to raise awareness, particularly among decision-makers, Earth Hour first plunged Sydney into darkness. In 2012, hundreds of millions of people in nearly 4,000 cities and 126 countries switched off their lights for one hour. All over the world, the lights will be switched off: the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, the Pyramids of Giza, the Colosseum in Rome, Christ the Redeemer in Rio, the Acropolis in Athens, the Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai, the Forbidden City... thousands of prestigious monuments will go dark for this event.
Beyond the symbolic gesture of turning off the lights for 60 minutes,Earth Hour participants are also invited to join the worldwide movement launched by WWF to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. By adopting a few simple, automatic gestures, you, like millions of other people, can save energy and protect the environment at the same time. And all without compromising your daily comfort!
This universal event is symbolic, and aims toraise everyone'sawareness of the need to secure our future. The aim is not to turn off all electricity, but simply to turn off lights (at least those that aren't essential: exit lights and other street lights...) to be seen.
Did you know that between 1970 and 2014, vertebrate populations - fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles - fell by 60% worldwide? This decline is 89% in the tropics, South America and Central America. If we had to pay for fresh air, drinking water and food, the cost would be estimated at $125 trillion a year, more than global GDP ($80 trillion/year). Intensive agriculture, soil degradation, overfishing, climate change, plastic pollution: the main threats to biodiversity today - the loss and degradation of their habitats and overexploitation - are linked to human activities.
Dates and Opening Time
On March 23th, 2024
From 08:30 p.m. to 09:30 p.m.
Recommended age
For all
Official website
earthhour.fr
The Eiffel Tower will be switched off this Saturday evening to mark Earth Hour
