Yes, ‘Earth Hour’ was a “Big Global Success”!

Earth HourYes, nearly 4,000 cities/towns in 88 nations turned off their electric lights, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., time zone by time zone, during “Earth Hour” on Saturday! The message was clear; Earth Hour was a “big global success” – claimed the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Sunday.

According to WWF, following the big success of “Earth Hour,” the governments should have a mandate to combat climate change – global warming. "The world said yes to climate action, now governments must follow," said the Gland, Switzerland based World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF dubbed “Earth Hour” as "the world's first-ever global vote about the future of our planet".

The WWF reported that the earth went dark from Antarctic research base, to the Great Pyramids of Egypt, from the Colosseum in Rome to the Empire State building in New York, during “Earth Hour”. It (Earth Hour) officially began from the Chatham Islands, 500 miles (800 kilometers) east of New Zealand, where diesel generators were switched off.

Calling the Earth Hour, “the clear signal of the world voting against global warming,” top climate official of UN, addressing delegates from 175 nations. Yvo de Boer said, "Earth Hour was probably the largest public demonstration on climate change ever. Its aim was to tell every government representative to seal a deal in Copenhagen. The world's concerned citizens have given the negotiations an additional and very clear mandate."

Andy Ridley, Earth Hour executive director, said, "Earth Hour has always been a positive campaign. It's always around street parties, not street protests, it's the idea of hope, not despair. And I think that's something that's been incredibly important this year because there is so much despair around."