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Introduction
Earth Hour is an international event that calls on households and businesses to switch off the lights and other electrical equipment in their homes for 1 hour. The event takes place every year at the end of March, on the weekend on which DST starts.
DST abbreviation means Daylight Saving Time. The idea behind summertime is set in place by the government as that one could cut back on (electric) lighting.
What, When, and Why Earth Hour?
Every year, at 8:30 pm on the last Saturday of March, millions of people across the world show their support for our planet, raising awareness of nature loss and climate change – the two biggest threats facing our one home. Join millions of people around the world and switch off your lights in support of nature and our planet on Saturday, 26 March 2022 at 8:30 PM.
This is all started by the WWF organization (World Wildlife Fund) and its partners as a symbolic lights-out event. That happened in Sydney in 2007. Earth Hour is now one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment. And is now held every year on the last Saturday of March, Earth Hour engages millions of people in more than 190 countries and territories, switching off their lights to show support for our planet.
How can I join virtually online?
You can take the first step and join this virtually on any computer and mobile device. You only need a modern web browser. Then you can install the free and Open-Source Turn Off the Lights browser extension and dim the current web page. When you install the browser extension you will see it add a gray lamp button in your web browser toolbar (or in the extension panel where you can pin it to the toolbar). Then with a single click on this gray lamp icon, it will dim the web page. And highlight the video player if it is available on the current web page.
The browser extension is available for all major web browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Maxthon, Vivaldi, Brave, Yandex, and Microsoft Edge.
Furthermore, it has many other amazing options that you can configure on the Options page. For example, inside Turn Off the Lights, you can enable the Night Mode feature to convert all websites to your personal dark mode theme. That is harmony the same on all sites you visited. Or enable the YouTube AutoHD feature to reduce the YouTube video quality to a non HD version. So you reduce the CO2 emission for the web server.
And if you like our work, do not forget to make a small contribution to keep the free browser extension online and available for everyone.
FAQ
What is Earth Hour and why it is celebrated?
What is “Earth Hour”? The annual tradition of shutting down electric lights for one hour was started by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The aim was to encourage individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off all non-essential lights for an entire hour symbolizing their commitment to the planet Earth.
What time is Earth Hour today?
Every year, at 8:30 pm on the last Saturday of March, millions of people across the world show their support for our planet, raising awareness of nature loss and climate change – the two biggest threats facing our one home.
How can I support online Earth Hour?
To support this Earth Hour you can dim the current web page with the free and Open-Source Turn Off the Lights browser extension. And if you like our work please donate a small amount to keep it free and online for everyone.
Did you find technical, factual or grammatical errors on the Turn Off the Lights website?
You can report a technical problem using the Turn Off the Lights online technical error feedback form.
