State buildings go dark as Georgia marks Earth Hour

Georgia has joined the annual global campaign of Earth Hour by switching off lights for an hour last night to contribute to saving natural energy.

Georgia was among the countries around the world where people switched off their lights from 20:30 to 21:30 in support of Earth Hour.

Earth Hour 2018 mobilized people, for the first time, to connect2earth and share what nature means to them, in the places they live in and care about”, the official Earth Hour webpage reads.

The lights in the old parliament building in Tbilisi were also switched off for 60 minutes to mark Earth Hour. Photo from the Georgian Parliament Facebook page

Earth Hour is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. 

It is a call to take responsibility for our environmental impact and join a growing international community who are committed to leading global environmental change.

Launched in Sydney, Australia in 2007, the movement later expanded to thousands of cities and will celebrated its 11th anniversary this Saturday.