Millions of people from over 190 countries and regions will shut the world down again Saturday, March 25 to demand more action against the climate crisis The UN is calling for a new Earth Hour following the latest warnings from IPCC climate experts.
“With Earth Hour, we want to warn that: We don’t have a minute to loseJuan Carlos del Olmo, general secretary of WWF Spain, explains that “we need to act quickly and decisively, to change the way we relate to the planet.”
This environmental leader recalls last Monday when the United Nations Panel of Experts on Climate Change (IPCC) warned: this ten year should be the turning point to prioritize the improvement of nature and the climate.
According to the IPCC, in its most comprehensive report since the Paris Agreement in 2015, reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030 and 60% by 2035 achieve net zero emissions by the middle of the century and prevent global temperatures from exceeding the dangerous 1.5°C limit.
In an article for efeverde.com from Agencia EFE, she adds that WWF urges governments to heed the report’s warnings and act quickly to implement its recommendations and limit the effects of the climate crisis.
From 8:30 pm this Saturday, there is no light for an hour.
That’s why Earth Hour is “more necessary now than ever,” according to Del Olmo, who urged the public to do so. Turning off the lights for one hour from 20:30 on Saturday, 25 and participate in the “Killars to the Planet” contest.
The head of WWF Spain argues that this initiative aims to show that through a concerted effort, you can “win the race” against the climate emergency.
In this issue, #KMPorElPlaneta aims to exceed the 280,000 kilometers recorded last year – the equivalent of circling the Earth seven full laps – for which organizations, sports clubs and individuals must register at https://horadelplaneta.wwf.es. / and choose the distance they want to travel and the discipline they will use: walking, running, cycling, swimming or skating.
The full text of Juan Carlos del Olmo’s “Earth Hour 2023: the most important race of our lives” can be read and downloaded on Efe Agency’s blog @cdoverde at www.efeverde.com.
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