Bangkok:- Bangkok will celebrate the Earth Hour 2015 with a number of activities starting from next Monday.

Launched in 2007 to raise public awareness about climate change, the global Earth Hour is a lights-off event. It is now observed in 162 countries and territories worldwide.

“We will turn off the lights at the Eden Zone of Central World for one hour between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on March 28,” Deputy Bangkok City Clerk Banjong Sukdee says, “But our activities for the Earth Hour will start since March 23”.

According to him, a campaign will be launched to encourage bicyclists to ride to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration- (BMA) run public parks between March 23 and 27 to join tree-growing activities.

Many organizations including the Foundation for Environmental Education for Sustainable Development (Thailand) and the World Wide Fund for Nature Thailand have joined the BMA’s Earth Hour campaign.

Banyong says the city administration and allies have decided to hold Earth Hour activities under the “Change Climate Change” concept. He points out that participants do much more than just turning the lights off. They have taken extra efforts to promote green trends. For example, they have opted for eco-friendly products where possible.

“We seek to raise public awareness of climate change because we want to encourage members of the general public to help combating global warming,” he says.

Records show power consumption dropped by 1.7 gigawatts during Earth Hour 2013. The figure means the saving of Bt6.6 million in electricity costs and a cut by 1,073 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission.

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The hub of meaningless gestures

One earth hour, and then back to trashing everywhere for the other 8,759 hours of the year. Style over substance once more, and that applies to the whole worldwide "earth hour" nonsense. Takes more than turning off lights for an hour.....

What a joke.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Does anyone find the challenge to the power companies to adjust their generating stations for an hour a bit crazy?

The power stations can't be turned off like a switch and they continue to burn fuel.

Its a waste and the feel good crowd should focus their efforts on LED lights, insulation and "low e" windows to cut power consumption all year round.

Turn off the airconditioning nationwide for the day if serious thall save a few billion bht and really make people sit up and take notice.

naaa didnt think so

Thailand, hub of BS gestures, that result in nothing further being done.

Can I get a 1.68m sexy electrician to come around and turn out my lights for me?