Obaidul Karim

Obaidul Karim, the owner of Orion Group Bangladesh speech on Earth and Global Warming on the Occasion of Earth Day……….
Obaidul Karim Said:
Earth Hour is an event promoted by World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF), an environmental lobby group, and the Sydney

Morning Herald that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one

hour of a March evening to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon emissions. The first Earth Hour was held in

Sydney, Australia between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on 31 March 2007. The 2007 Earth Hour is estimated to have cut Sydney’s

mains electricity consumption by between 2.1% and 10.2% for that hour, with as many as 2.2 million people taking part. A

second Earth Hour will be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Montreal, Toronto,Chicago, Tel Aviv and other cities on multiple March

2008 dates.
Earth Hour 2007
The 2007 Earth Hour was part of a wider awareness campaign that aimed to reduce Sydney’s carbon emissions by 5%. 68,506

individuals and 2,270 businesses registered their intention to participate on the Earth Hour website. EnergyAustralia, a

utility, attributed a 10.2% decrease in consumption during the hour to the campaign. A poll of about 1000 people conducted

afterwards suggested that 57% of Sydneysiders participated ‘ some 2.2 million people.
Earth Hour 2008
Strong backing from the City of Sydney and its Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, helped to make Earth Hour 2008 an international

event.
As of 18 March, over 9000 businesses and 136,000 individuals had indicated their intention to participate at earthhour.org.
Earth Hour 2008 will include the following “partner cities”
Aalborg, DenmarkAarhus, DenmarkAdelaide, AustraliaAtlanta, United StatesBangkok, ThailandBrisbane, AustraliaCanberra,

AustraliaChicago, United StatesChristchurch, New Zealand
Copenhagen, DenmarkDubai, UAEDublin, IrelandLautoka, FijiManila, PhilippinesMelbourne, AustraliaMontreal, CanadaOdense,

DenmarkOttawa, CanadaPerth, Australia
Phoenix, United StatesSan Francisco, United StatesSuva, FijiSydney, AustraliaTel Aviv, IsraelToronto, CanadaVancouver, Canada

What impact did Earth Hour 2007 have
Last year more than 2 million Sydney residents joined Earth Hour by flicking the switch, turning appliances off stand-by and

enjoying an hour of quiet darkness, according to a poll conducted by AMR Interactive.
Earth Hour shows that, together, our small actions can make a difference to global warming. There are two key objectives for

Earth Hour. The first is to engage as many households, communities and business to turn their lights out for one hour on

March 29 2008 from 8pm’ 9pm.

What about in places other than Sydney
Last year we focused on one city because of the massive amount of coordination and organisation required to get a city to

turn off it’s lights! We didn’t have the resources to expand the campaign in 2007 ‘ even though we know many people

participated outside of Sydney ‘ and so we weren’t able to measure participation results from outside Sydney.
In 2008, however, Earth Hour will be taking place in over 20 cities around the world, and the list keeps growing. We always

hoped that Earth Hour would grow into a global campaign. To start this process we focused on one of Australia’s, and the

world’s iconic cities. Thanks to the success of Earth Hour in 2007 we’ve now asked other cities, both in Australia and

abroad, to join us in supporting Earth Hour.
What is Earth Hour
Earth Hour, run by WWF, the conservation organisation, is a global climate change initiative which calls on individuals and

businesses around the world, to turn off their lights for one hour on Saturday March 29 2008 between 8 pm and 9pm.
The aim of the campaign is to express that individual action on a mass scale can help change our planet for the better.
The event itself will clearly demonstrate in participating cities, the connection between energy usage and climate change,

showing that we as broader community can address the biggest threat our planet has ever faced.
Why do we need to act
Global warming is one of the greatest threats the world has ever faced. Our continued reliance on electricity sourced from

coal-fired power stations is causing a dramatic increase in the Earth’s temperature, resulting in rising sea levels, an

increase in drought and severe storms, and massive changes to the environment we all rely on to survive.
For example, if the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be

equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.
What do I need to do on the night
The most important thing to do on the night is turn off your lights between 8pm and 9pm. There will also be events held on

the night, check back later for event updates.
Does this mean I have to turn of everything in my home and use absolutely no electricity
Not at all. The main point of this campaign is to show people and companies how easy it is to take action to avoid global

warming. This does not mean you have to turn off your fridge, but we do encourage you to join us by switching off your lights

and make a statement, as well as changing your habits in the long term.