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The FEMP called to Local Governments to join Earth Hour
FEMP has appealed to local governments for the next Saturday, March 26, at 2030 hours, join the Earth Hour, an initiative which goes to show local commitment to a global change in benefit the environment. As part of "Earth Hour", citizens, businesses, institutions and governments around the world will turn off their lights for one hour call to action in the fight against climate change.
The FEMP has worked again in the dissemination of "Earth Hour" between Spanish municipalities. A call for this year have already joined more than 1,500 cities worldwide. It proposes, among other things, identify and turn out the lights of the most emblematic buildings of the city, to adopt voluntary measures to reduce emissions and, finally, disseminate the actions and call the neighbors to join the proposal. The inscription of the city in "Earth Hour" full of possible actions.
Earth Hour, which since 2008 brings together actions to show commitment against global climate change has already been proposed to individuals and organizations around the world with a call to "darken" the planet for an hour. The initiative began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million people switched off lights in an act of protest against climate change, has already resulted in later years, leaving dark sights such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Forbidden City or the Pyramids of Giza.
As reflected in the proposal of the organizers for convening this year, municipalities are "the backbone of Earth Hour", and therefore invited them to sign the Accession and share "positive actions proposed your municipality to go beyond the time. "
Next to the blackout, this year we have organized commemorative events, such as in Madrid, Barcelona and Seville will be held on 26 races, "the race for the planet", whose winners will be rewarded with stays at inns. Another initiative is the commitment to join the 60 + with concrete actions at home, at work or in daily life, the commitment is signed with a firm that also completed in the same web.
