Come To The Dark Side

At 8.30pm on Saturday the 19^th of March the lights will go off as people stand together for Earth Hour – an hour where the whole world unites to combat climate change.

Earth Hour 2015 saw almost 10,000 iconic monuments falling to darkness and over 70,000 events held around the world. This year’s Earth Hour aims to be bigger still.

Earth Hour is not about saving energy over one hour, but about raising awareness globally of the need to live more sustainable lives. Sea levels rose more than 5 inches during the 20^th century. It’s likely that more than half of that was directly caused by global warming. Some predictions suggest a rise of more than 2.5 feet could follow in the next hundred years. We need to act now.

Together we can make a difference. So as individuals, here’s a look at some of the ways you can help the planet, in simple ways, from the comfort of your own home.

 

1. According to 2010 International Energy Agency figures.

2. 1 hour a day, assumed population 1.589 million.

3. Assuming residential consumption of 24,709 Gwh from Tenaga, S.2012.National Energy Balance 2012. SURUHANJAYA TENAGA (ENERGY COMMISSION)

4. Using the efficient 40w GE LED A19

5. Assuming 8 hours of standby each night and population of 30 million people.

6. Based on a tree planted in the humid tropics absorbing on average 22kg of CO2 annually over 40 years, and assuming 5 trees should be planted to ensure that at least one lives to 40 years.