Gov’t Administration, Parliament join global environmental campaign Earth Hour
As part of the worldwide event, the lights in the Government Administration were switched off from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Photo via Government Administration
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The Georgian Government Administration, as well as the country’s Parliament, on Saturday joined the global environmental campaign Earth Hour.
As part of the worldwide event, the lights in the Government Administration were switched off from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM, the Administration said.
Photo via Parliament of Georgia
The electricity on the facade of the Parliament building was also turned off for one hour as part of the global action, the Parliament press office said.
Since 2007, Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organised annually by the World Wildlife Fund on the last Saturday of March, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses from around the globe to turn off non-essential electric lights for one hour, as a symbol of commitment to the planet and to raise awareness of the environmental issues affecting it.
Georgia has joined the annual global campaign of Earth Hour by switching off lights for an hour last night to contribute to saving energy. Georgia was one of the 188 countries and territories worldwide that joined Earth Hour 2019 to speak up for nature and inspire urgent action for the environment.
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