SI Brisbane City support the Earth Hour programme started on 29 March in Sydney, Australia in 2007.

"Earth Hour, run by WWF, the conservation organisation, is a global climate change initiative which calls on individuals and businesses around the world, to turn off their lights for one hour on Saturday March 29 2008 between 8 pm and 9pm.

The aim of the campaign is to express that individual action on a mass scale can help change our planet for the better.

The event itself will clearly demonstrate in participating cities, the connection between energy usage and climate change, showing that we as broader community can address the biggest threat our planet has ever faced.

Last year more than 2 million Sydney residents joined Earth Hour by flicking the switch, turning appliances off stand-by and enjoying an hour of quiet darkness, according to a poll conducted by AMR Interactive.

Earth Hour shows that, together, our small actions can make a difference to global warming. There are two key objectives for Earth Hour. The first is to engage as many households, communities and business to turn their lights out for one hour on March 29 2008 from 8pm– 9pm. "

Source: http://www.earthhour.org/faq 

The campaign was incredibly successful with media coverage from around the world. The Sydney campaign alone showed that if it were sustained for a full year, it would be the equivalent of taking 48,616 cars off the road for that year.  This year the campaign is going global which will mean a greater positive impact on the environment will be achieved. Join in, sign-up today and help us do our bit on the issue of climate change.