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Ravi Singh, CEO of WWF-India, explains that Earth Hour is an opportunity to save the environment and reduce the impact of global warming.

Ravi Singh, CEO of WWF-India, explains that Earth Hour is an opportunity to save the environment and reduce the impact of global warming.

New Delhi | Urvashi Kapoor:Every year, countries around world observe Earth Hour on the last Saturday March. This year, Earth Hour will be observed March 26. It is a WWF-led global environmental movement that was first observed in 2007. The WWF organizes events that raise awareness on the exploitation of the environment and the diminishing of natural resources. Each year, Earth Hour is observed by the WWF with a new theme that focuses on environmental issues. Earth Hour 2022 is an opportunity to demonstrate that we are adapting to the effects of COVID-19, and other catastrophic events, in order to ‘Shape Our Future’.

Jagran New Media’s Associate editor Urvashi Kapoor spoke to Ravi Singh who is the Secretary-General of the WWF-India. Ravi Singh stated that Earth Hour was one of the largest environmental movements worldwide, and that the threats of global warming as well as climate change are looming large on the environment. This makes Earth Hour even more important.

Ravi Singh stated that the WWF movement had now reached nearly every part of the globe with many streets, landmarks buildings, and city skieslines observing it. Earth Hour has seen entire streets, buildings and landmarks go dark in recent years to participate in the movement. This draws attention to global warming and climate change.

The Earth Hour movement began when more than 2.2 million people and 2,000 businesses in Sydney, Australia, turned off their lights for an hour on 31 March 2007. Ravi stated that the Earth Hour movement has spread to more than 190 countries, with participants participating in activities and switching off events to show support for climate change and nature.

The Change is Now”

Ravi spoke out about the significance and importance of the campaign. He stated that Earth Hour encourages individuals to take action and then harnesses the collective power of all these individuals to effect change. Ravi spoke out on Global Warming, a serious concern of our time, and said Earth Hour is an opportunity for people to show their support for the environment and tackle the devastating effects of global warming.

Earth hour gives millions of people around the globe an opportunity to participate in Earth Hour and show support for climate change. He said that by turning off your lights for an hour, you can make a significant difference in energy consumption and help reduce the effects of global warming.

Ravi said that Earth Hour shows our commitment to reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. He also stated that it proves that individual efforts add up to make a positive impact on the environment. Earth Hour is an important step forward every year in our lives. Spend this hour meditating and imagining positive actions that we can do individually and collectively to improve our environment.

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