Lights Off at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London for Earth Hour 2010

Lights Off at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London
for Earth Hour 2010

Saturday 27 March 2010

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London joined thousands of buildings and millions of supporters in over 4,000 cities in a record 125 countries in observing Earth Hour 2010 at 8.30pm on Saturday 27 March 2010.

Buildings small and large around the world – including such iconic landmarks as the Eiffel Tower, the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sydney Opera House, the Empire State Building and the Acropolis of Athens – as well as local neighbours Wembley Stadium and the Tesco Hoover Building all switched off their non-essential lights for one hour at precisely 8.30pm local time.

The ‘Neasden Temple’ also joined other places of worship in London and throughout the world to support the WWF’s aim to mobilise one billion people across the world to switch off their lights to raise awareness about climate change and “join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet.”

The initiative forms a part of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, UK’s continuing commitment to raising awareness about and making a positive impact upon the environment, having celebrated World Environment Day 2009 with the launch of an environmental awareness drive and also using Go Veg… Go Green… as the theme of its Diwali and Hindu New Year celebrations in 2008.

About Earth Hour

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change.
In 2008, the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights.
In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour where over 4,000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet.
In 2010, the global call to action had reached over 125 countries, making Earth Hour 2010 the world’s largest global climate change initiative.
Earth Hour is organised by the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organisations. Its mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth’s natural environment and build a future where people live in harmony with nature.