01.04.2009
Act on Earth Hour call, UN climate chief tells delegates
Bonn, Germany – UN climate chief Yvo de Boer today urged delegates to crucial negotiations starting today to take heed of yesterday’s Earth Hour call from hundreds of millions of people wanting decisive global action on climate change this year.The head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) had earlier received a symbolic blue Earth Hour ballot box of ... |
31.03.2009
Environmentalists Hail Earth Hour as a Big Success
For environmental activists, the message was clear Earth Hour was a huge success.Now they say nations have a mandate to tackle climate change."The world said yes to climate action, now governments must follow," the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Sunday, a day after hundreds of millions of people worldwide followed its call to turn off lights for a full hour.From an Antarctic research ... |
30.03.2009
Earth Hour Saves City Only 50 MW
Jakarta saved 50 megawatts (MW) during Earth Hour on Saturday, much lower than the target set by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).The WWF previously, expected Earth Hour to be able to save 10 percent of the citys electricity consumption, or about 300 MW."According to state power company PT PLN, Earth Hour only saved 180 MW in Java and Bali, and 50 MW in Jakarta itself," WWF-Indonesia ... |
29.03.2009
Candle-lit Dinners or an Early Night Off for Earth Hour
For the first ever Earth Hour in Jakarta, some residents had candlelit dinners or an early night off, on Saturday when homes and businesses voluntarily turned off their lights for an hour.Gran Melia Hotel in JL Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, shut off the electricity in its food and beverages section for an hour and lit candles for visitors.Hotel spokeswoman Dewi Ba-r.owati said Saturday that the ... |
20.03.2009
Lights out for landmarks observing Earth Hour
Areas in the heart of the capital will be in darkness following the city administrations commitment to turn off its lights for an hour to raise awareness about climate change.The Earth Hour 2009 campaign, endorsed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), will take place on March 28, from 830 p.m to 930p.m.This will be the first time the city participates in Earth Hour.Rizal Malik, a member of ... |
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Climate Energy Program WWF-Indonesia
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