Impressive figures on Earth Hour 2009

Earth Hour this year attracted the participation of 3,929 cities in 88 countries on all continents. In addition, 829 world famous symbols and landmarks responded to the lights off on March 28 in the spirit of global solidarity.

Young women light candles to respond to Earth Hour in Panama City, Panama.Photo: Reuters.

Countries and cities across the planet, from small island nations in the South Pacific to densely populated cities in the Americas, participated in Earth Hour events, showing their choices in global vote to support the earth, fight climate change.

Of the 3,929 participating cities, there are 66 capitals of countries (including Hanoi). Besides, 9 of the 10 most populous cities in the world also responded to this event. The main cities participating this year are New York, London, Beijing, Paris, Moscow, Singapore, Berlin, Hanoi, Rome, Athens, Washington DC, Dubai, HCMC, Sydney, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Los Angeles. .

A series of iconic buildings and landmarks in the world also turn off the lights for one hour of Earth Hour such as the Egyptian Pyramid of Giza, the Paris Eiffel Tower, the Athens Acropolis and the Colosseum. Rome, San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, Paris Triumphal Arch, Petronas Kuala Lumpur Tower, Beijing Bird Nest Stadium, St Peter Church in Rome, Toronto CN Tower .

In addition, netizens enthusiastically responded to Earth Hour campaign when they gathered the support of 1.1 million social networks. There is a clip of Earth Hour every 0.8 seconds viewed online. The campaign for this environment also became the focus of the most interesting topics on Twitter.

For the first time participating in Earth Hour, Vietnam has a large number of participating cities of 6, including the two largest and most populous cities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City along with Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang and Can Tho. In Earth Hour, Turtle Tower, The Huc Bridge, Ngoc Son Temple (Hanoi) Grand Citadel and Trang Tien Bridge (Hue), Nha Rong Wharf (HCMC), Hoi An Ancient Town . have turned off the lights together.

Besides, there are thousands of households and offices of agencies and organizations also simultaneously responded to the slogan of Turn off the lights and Turn on the future. According to the National Electricity Regulatory Center, during an hour of Earth Hour response on the night of March 28, electricity consumption has decreased by 140,000 kWh compared to the same time last week, equivalent to saving 133 million dong.