Egypt partakes in Earth Hour
Updated 3/26/2023 8:43:00 AM
Arab Finance: Egypt participated in the world environmental event "Earth Hour" to show support for the earth and to reduce emissions, Ministry of Environment said in a statement on March 25th.
The event, themed “It’s time for nature", saw switching off lights and lighting candles for an hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 25th.
The event aimed at sharpening everyone's attention to the seriousness of excessive energy consumption and its negative effects on earth-causing climate change and global warming.
Environment Minister Yasmin Fouad said that Egypt is one of the first Arab countries that participated in the event in 2009, joining 88 countries, 4,000 cities, and 929 famous landmarks around the world that turned off their lights during the Earth Hour.
The global initiative, Earth Hour, was first introduced in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, and it has since grown to become the world's largest grassroots movement in the environmental sustainability field.
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