Consider the following statements regarding 'Earth Hour':

1. It is an initiative of UNEP and UNESCO

2. It is a movement in which the participants switch off the lights for one hour on a certain day every year.

3. It is a movement to raise the awareness about the climate change and the need to save the planet.

Which of the statements given above is.are correct?

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UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) Exam GS Official Paper-I (Held On: 24 Aug 2014)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 3 i.e. 2 and 3 only.

Earth Hour
- Organized by: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Hence, option 1 is incorrect.
- Earth Hour was started as a lights out event in Sydney, Australia in 2007.
- It is held every year on the last Saturday of March.
- The idea is to refrain from the use of non-essential lighting to save energy in a symbolic call for environmental protection.
- It encourages people to switch off the lights from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm as per their local time. Hence, option 3 is correct.