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Cape Town crowned the world’s Earth Hour Capital for sustainability efforts

April 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

Cape Town is the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Global Earth Hour’s City Capital for 2014. The announcement was made at a ceremony  in Vancouver, Canada – which won the award in 2013. This accolade is a prestigious honour that recognises the city’s innovative actions on climate change and its dedication to pursuing the goal of a sustainable urban environment. Cape Town … [Read more...]

Earth Hour 2014

March 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Throughout March – and ahead of Earth Hour on 29 March 2014 – the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) is sending out a powerful call to action by asking: ‘How do you honour the Earth?’ Beyond the 60 minutes of darkness, Earth Hour is much more than simply switching off lights for an hour once a year. It’s a growing international movement of citizen-driven action … [Read more...]

City to turn off lights in support of Earth Hour

March 25, 2014 1 Comment

On Saturday 29 March 2014 millions of people from around the world will again switch off their lights from 20:30 to 21:30 (local time) in support of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Earth Hour. This is a symbolic act of global unity. The City of Cape Town will be switching off the lights in its own buildings and on Table Mountain. This year Earth Hour has an added … [Read more...]

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