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Earth Hour

Join us in powering down for Earth Hour, which happens every year in March

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Overview

Together, Let's Connect to Earth

*In light of growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, we encourage supporters to share their voice for nature online and observe Earth Hour from their own homes to ensure social distancing. Your health and your safety are our top priorities.*

Connect by powering down and experiencing the electrifying energy of Earth Hour as it sweeps across the planet on March 27 at 8:30 p.m., local time. Switch off in solidarity with global efforts to secure nature and our home. It’s time to #Connect2Earth.

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About Earth Hour

Starting out as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney, Australia in 2007, Earth Hour is now the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment. Last year, millions of people and businesses in 30 participating countries set aside an hour to host events, switch off their lights and make noise for the Earth Hour movement.

As accelerating climate change and staggering biodiversity loss threaten our planet, Earth Hour endeavors are sparking new conversations about habitat loss. Celebrate the diversity of life on Earth. Switch off and be part of the conversation.

 

Students leading Students

Celebrate Earth Hour in any way you want. Keep it simple with a candle-light dinner, go stargazing, or simply switch off your lights for an hour. Thinking bigger? Organize a campaign calling your fellow students into action to power down where they are, or challenge your faculty or administration to power down. Share your Earth Hour story with WWF-Canada and count your actions towards your Living Planet Leader certification.

Key Dates

  • March 19, 2021
    Submit your event page to spread your reach.
  • March 27, 2021
    Join us at 8:30 p.m., wherever you are in the world.

Make it your own

On Campus
You can help lead an Earth Hour campaign for your campus. As a student group or association, use Earth Hour to engage your members online to participate, and promote the opportunity on your social.
In Your Community
Online Earth Hour activities are happening all across the planet. Visit earthhour.org for inspiration on how others are engaging with Earth Hour at home while connecting with the wider community online.
In Residence
Promote an Earth Hour competition to your floormates (or your entire building) and engage them to ‘switch off’. It's an easy way to connect socially-distanced, while helping one another reduce stress before exams. You can get creative with it and take it beyond the hour, making it a regular activity on your floor.
At Work
Workplaces are showing increased interest in Earth Hour. As an employee or co-op starting out in your career, demonstrate your value and host Earth Hour any day of the week to engage employees, create awareness on sustainability, and get noticed by leadership.

How-to with Earth Hour

  1. 1 Pick a location

    Whether you're hosting an event or observing Earth Hour low-key on your own, choose a location that's fitting for you.

  2. 2 Check out our activity tip sheet for ideas

    Our activity tip sheet is a source for different ideas on how you can celebrate Earth Hour wherever you are.

  3. 3 Promote your Earth Hour campaign

    If you're hosting a campaign, you can spread the word in many ways. Invite others on social, share your event page on Living Planet @ Campus and use our Earth Hour promotional materials to invite others to take the action.

  4. 4 Map it and count yourself in

    Show the power we have when we all come together by adding your participation to the global map at EarthHour.org.

  5. 5 Get recognized

    Capture your participation on your Personal Application of Sustainability Checklist. If you're planning and leading a campaign, count your efforts in your Volunteerism and Leadership & Teamwork profiles.
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Resources

Promotional materials
Tip sheet
Frequently asked questions

Why participate

By disconnecting we’re connecting with the biggest issues confronting the world today. In addition to raising awareness, it gets Canadians talking about the impacts of climate change and inspires action towards building a living planet.

Create impact

Host an Earth Hour campaign and inspire others to take action. Symbolically switching off the lights can create positive ripple effects, inspiring others to consider the role of more sustainability in their lives.

Downtime for the planet...and for you

Relax over candlelight, take a moonlit walk, or take some guilt-free time to reflect and observe the hour.

Living Planet Leader

Organizing an Earth Hour campaign contributes to Leadership & Teamwork and Volunteering requirements. If you are participating, then log your activity under your Personal Application of Sustainability checklist.

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