Earth Hour – UPSC Prelims

 Earth Hour:
  • Earth Hour is a global movement for environmental conservation.
  • The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) started it in 2007.
  • It is an annual event, that takes place on the last Saturday of March.
  • Millions of people in over 180 countries and territories participate in it by turning off their lights.
  • Aim: To call attention to global warming, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.
  • During the Earth Hour, people turn off their lights for an hour as a sign of global solidarity.
  • Significance: This hour showcases the need to take action on the pressing issue of global climate change. Further, it promotes awareness about environmental issues on a public platform.
  • Theme for 2022: “Shape our Future”
Previous Year Questions:
Q 1.) Consider the following statements regarding ‘Earth Hour’: (2014)
  1. It is an initiative of UNEP and UNESCO.
  2. It is a movement in which the participants switch off the lights for one hour on a certain day every year.
  3. It is a movement to raise the awareness about the climate change and the need to save the planet.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

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