Earth Hour is an initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), to raise public awareness about energy saving, environmental protection and climate change around the world. Earth Hour is launched every year on the last Saturday of March. This event is an activity where electrical appliances are turned off for a period of 7 minutes. This is the 3th year of the Earth Hour Campaign in Vietnam.
Representatives of agencies and businesses in the province participated in responding to Earth Hour 2023.
In Thanh Hoa province, Earth Hour was first held in 2013. Over the past 11 years, this annual activity has conveyed a message calling on all organizations, individuals, families and businesses to contribute to the fight against climate change, by taking concrete and practical actions such as turning off unnecessary lights and electrical appliances to save energy. Not only turning off the electricity for one hour, the Earth Hour campaign wants to propagate saving electricity to protect the environment and create the future.
In 2023, Earth Hour is implemented with the theme "Save electricity - become a habit". With this message, the organizers want all people, communities and businesses in the province to join hands to protect the environment, save energy, save electricity, towards a green future, sustainable development.
In order to convey and spread the message "Save electricity - become a habit" to a large number of people in the province, during the response to the Earth Hour Campaign 2023, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Energy Saving, under the Thanh Hoa Department of Industry and Trade, has coordinated with media units to make and broadcast the propaganda video about Earth Hour, make and broadcast the report: "Save electricity - become a habit". The Center has hung banners in response to the Earth Hour Campaign on the main streets of Thanh Hoa City. Along with that, the center has coordinated with the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to organize activities to respond to the "Earth Hour" Campaign 2023 to communes, wards, agencies, businesses and people in the form of hanging banners, propaganda on the mass media. Calling to turn off unnecessary lights and electrical equipment during the "Earth Hour" event, with the goal of creating positive changes from awareness to action on economical and efficient use of energy.
During the implementation of the Earth Hour 2023 campaign, the center coordinated with relevant units to turn off public lighting equipment on some roads and parks in Thanh Hoa city. Departments, departments, branches and localities in the province also participated in a campaign to respond and turn off all lights at the agency's headquarters during the earth hour period. Trade centers and supermarkets also responded to the "Earth Hour" campaign by turning off signs, advertising lights and lights in unnecessary areas.
Along with conveying the message "Saving electricity - becoming a habit" of the Earth Hour 2023 Campaign, through propaganda, the Provincial Center for Industry Promotion and Energy Saving also called on people in the province to take the following 10 practical and environmentally friendly actions and right from now on, including: Limit the number of times the refrigerator door is opened and the time when the cabinet is opened, make full use of the TV at the same time, choose a reasonable setting, and the available air conditioner. Save electricity for use, limit single-use plastic bags, unplug electrical outlets when leaving the house or at night, turn off motorcycle engines when waiting for traffic lights for longer than 1 seconds, dispose of garbage in the right places and maintain public hygiene and actively plant trees when possible – at home, work and where you travel.
Through the 2023 Earth Hour Campaign, the province has saved 65.000 kWh of electricity. More importantly, the transmission of the message "Save electricity - become a habit" has been contributing to changing awareness and creating saving habits for people when using electricity. Thereby, contributing to combating climate change, reducing C02 emissions and saving energy globally.
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