Welcome to the Earth Hour global community!

According to the International Energy Agency, the power sector is responsible for 37% of the CO2 equivalent emissions worldwide. For appliances, electronics, and lighting - making up around one third of this sector - the energy efficiency savings potential is roughly 50 per cent. WWF supports Topten, an international network promoting clean technologies and energy efficient appliances, and cars . Currently, seventeen European countries, China and the USA are part of Topten.

Earth Hour Global is moving its global headquarters from Sydney to Singapore, in a move that has created an exciting new chapter for the global initiative.

At a launch event on Monday at the idyllic ION Orchard Sky venue, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Earth Hour Andy Ridley announced the move, signalling that Singapore would be an ideal home for the world’s largest environmental campaign.

Earth Hour’s challenge is no longer to connect people; the challenge is to offer a reason to connect. Any movement of change begins with symbolism - it’s a needed step to prove enough people care about an issue.

Earth Hour is past the beginning now, and lots of people are switching their lights off every year in March. We’re now at the stage of taking it beyond the hour.

I’m personally inspired by what I see happening around the world connected to Earth Hour, and the hour of “lights out” will always be a real moment of motivation for me.

The conservation challenge we currently face is nothing short of a crisis which will require the best minds, the boldest ideas and the strongest wills in order to succeed.