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Mar 05, 2014 / 07:35

Many activities held in response to Earth Hour 2014

The “Earth Hour” Campaign 2014 will officially take place at August Revolution Square from 8 pm to 9.30pm on March 29.


 
According to HN Portal, with the message “Use your power to make change a reality – EARTHOUR BLUE”, this campaign aims to call upon local people to save energy by turning off lights and unnecessary electrical equipment for one hour, raising awareness of energy conservation and get individuals to make major changes to their lifestyles to battle climate change.

Ha Noi will switch off its lighting system in a number of public areas and streets from 8 pm to 9.30 pm on March 29 to support this year’s Earth Hour. The lights in Ha Noi’s key areas surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son temple, The Huc bridge, Ha Noi Opera House, Truc Bach Lake will go down for an hour.

It's the sixth time Viet Nam organize the Earth Hour. The campaign in 2013 attracted over 4,000 volunteers and people from all walks of life, and regardless of age. In Earth Hour campaign 2013, the country saved 401,000 kWh of power in which Ha Noi accounted for 219,000 kWh.