On Saturday, March 23 at 8:30 p.m., Södertälje municipality will participate in Earth Hour – the world’s largest climate demonstration. The municipality is turning off the lights in the City Hall as a call for commitment to biodiversity and to reducing climate emissions.
In Södertälje, sustainability issues are in focus all year round throughout the organization and the municipality. The municipality creates the conditions for citizens to be able to live as sustainably as possible and thus reduce the pressure on the planet. Below are tips on what each individual can do:
So you can get involved
There are many ways to get involved in Earth Hour. At the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF’s website gives you many tipshere are some:
- Learn to cook planet-friendly meals, i The recipe bank there are many good and planet-smart recipes.
- Calculate how big your climate impact is in The climate calculator.
- Calculate the impact of your meals i The food calculator.
- Spread the word on social media using the hashtag #earthhour.
The environment shelf at the city library in Södertälje and at Hölö library you can find books, magazines and information folders about climate and the environment. The environmental shelf at the libraries in Södertälje
Here you can read more about how Södertälje works with climate issues.
Facts about Earth Hour – the world’s largest environmental manifestation
Earth Hour takes place at 20.30 on the last Saturday in March every year, but this year is earlier due to Easter. The initiative was started by WWF in Australia in 2007 and has since grown exponentially. Last year, 190 countries and close to a billion people participated in Earth Hour worldwide. Many famous landmarks went out during the hour, such as the Sydney Opera House, the Statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro and Notre Dame in Paris. In Sweden, a total of 121 municipalities participated in Earth Hour in various ways.