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WWF’s Earth Hour is so much more than just an hour

It’s also a reminder to us all that we need to look after our planet.

The way we live has impacts that we can’t always see or haven’t experienced directly. From extreme weather changes such as flooding or drought, to food shortages, the loss of species and deforestation.

So Earth Hour is not about saving an hour’s electricity, it’s much bigger than that. It’s about realising that the actions we take, from the energy we use, to the food we buy and water we drink, has an effect on the world. We all depend on our amazing planet and need to look after it – not just for an hour a year, but every day. Here are some simple steps that you can take right now to reduce your impact.

Healthy eating for a healthy planet

If we adapt what we eat slightly, we can make a positive difference for ourselves and for nature.  The food we eat – growing, producing and importing it – has a massive impact not just on our health but also on the health of our planet, from the Cerrado savannah in Brazil to the forests of Borneo.

Food is responsible for 30% of the UK’s CO2 emissions. Five simple steps can make a difference.

Reduce your energy demand

"reduce your energy demand"Changing the way you use energy is relatively easy and something you can do every day as a lifestyle choice. We can reduce energy demand – making our homes more energy-efficient is a good start.

And we can clean up the energy supply – using more wind, solar and wave power, and making sure remaining fossil fuel plants are as clean and efficient as possible.

Rio+20 – “The future we want”

"WWF RIO+20"The 2012 global UN Conference on Sustainable Development (known as “Rio+20”) is an opportunity that happens only once every 20 years, Governments, organisations and people from around the world come together to reaffirm their commitment to a sustainable future for our planet.

Measure your footprint

measure your footprint

Chris Martin BAHR/WWF-Canon

The way we use the planet’s resources makes up our ecological footprint. Measuring yours takes less than 5 minutes and could set you on a life-changing journey… And have a look to WWF’s top ten ways to reduce your ecological footprint.

  • Tim Crawley

    As well as reducing consumption, overall some mention should be made that we humans need to reduce our numbers on this planet to give other forms of life, and our own successors a civilised chance of life.

  • Phillipa

    What a great idea earth hour is i am only sorry i did not join in last year, i will be making an extra effort to reduce the amount of lighting used when not needed and also by turning the tv off instead of just having it on for ‘company’

  • Kiayamoser

    Earth Hour is a great way to save the Earth. Soon there will be a great, green planet. Earth hour is great