Earth Hour 2012
Dare the World to Save the Planet
Earth Hour 2012: Uniting People to Protect the Planet
On March 31, 2012, hundreds of millions of people around the world, in thousands of cities, at hundreds of landmarks, on all seven continents, switched off their lights for one hour to display a universal commitment to protect the one thing that unites us all--the planet.
We want to see what you did for Earth Hour. Don’t forget to share your photos and videos with us! Show us how you went lights out by uploading your photos and videos to our interactive map. You can also see the highlights of Earth Hour as it made its way around the globe:
Share your photos on our Earth Hour map
Go Beyond the Hour
Now that the lights are back on, let’s work together to create a better future. Encourage your city to prepare for extreme weather through the Earth Hour City Challenge. Cities are on the front lines of increasingly extreme weather, from intense heat waves and wildfires to droughts and flooding rainstorms. As climate change worsens, dangerous weather events are getting more frequent or severe—or both.
That’s why this year WWF started the Earth Hour City Challenge—to encourage cities to take practical steps to make our communities safer and healthier.
See how your city is at risk from extreme weather – and tell your mayor to prepare!
What is WWF doing to create a sustainable future?
Transforming business
Tackling climate change
Developing science-based solutions
Earth Hour is so much more than lights out. It’s an invitation to change your world. What will you do next?
