SA Commemorates the Earth Hour
On Saturday night, a global community supported Earth Hour and switched off lights for 60 minutes to mark the importance of creating awareness about electricity consumption and carbon emissions.
The Department of Environmental Affairs marked the event by switching off the lights at its Pretoria office.
The department spokesperson, Albi Modise, says to ensure the staff’s participation, it hosted, an Earth Hour Information Session for staff members to heighten awareness and generate interest internally.
Earth Hour, a climate change initiative by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), first started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007.
To read the article titled, “SA switches off lights for an hour,” click here.
The Department of Environmental Affairs marked the event by switching off the lights at its Pretoria office.
The department spokesperson, Albi Modise, says to ensure the staff’s participation, it hosted, an Earth Hour Information Session for staff members to heighten awareness and generate interest internally.
Earth Hour, a climate change initiative by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), first started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007.
To read the article titled, “SA switches off lights for an hour,” click here.
Source:
The Citizen
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