Youngsters join the 2017 Earth Hour Campaign in Hanoi. (Credit: NDO)

Earlier, an Earth Hour 2017 event was held at the August Revolution Square in Hanoi from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm yesterday, attracting tens of thousands of participants.

In addition to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and 60 cities and provinces nationwide also simultaneously switched the lights off for one hour in response to the 2017 Earth Hour Campaign with the message “Lights off to turn on the future”. The campaign was co-sponsored by EVN, Daikin Vietnam and others.

Speaking at the Hanoi ceremony, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh emphasised that in response to the Earth Hour 2017 campaign, Vietnam affirmed its efforts to protecting the environment, as well as saving and effectively using current and future energy sources, while affirming its desire to build a green economy towards sustainable development.

The lights off hour was the main event under a series of activities of the Earth Hour Campaign 2017 to spread the event’s message to more than 90 million people across the nation. The programme was kicked off on March 5 across the nation with a range of activities in response. In nearly one month, many activities under the framework of the campaign have been organised, such as making commitments to economically and effectively using electricity in households and businesses, exchanging with schools on the theme of the campaign, and cycling to respond to the campaign.

Vietnam has joined the Earth Hour campaign since 2009, which is one of the actions implemented by the Government and the people to demonstrate their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 8% by 2030, joining hands with the rest of the world in climate change response.

Source: NDO