Bangor University will be supporting ’Earth Hour’ this Saturday, 24th March 2018, by switching off the floodlighting on its iconic Main University Building for one hour, and encouraging staff and students to join in by taking what action they can.
Millions of people choose to mark Earth Hour by going ‘lights out’ for 60 minutes at 8.30pm which is a symbolic show of solidarity for the planet. Last year around 9 million people took part in the UK alone.
In addition to Bangor University, some of the world’s biggest landmarks – like Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower, Buckingham Palace, and Edinburgh Castle, will be switching off their lights for Earth Hour as a visual display of their commitment.
Participating Welsh landmarks this year, which will be Wales’ 10th annual celebration of the event, include the Senedd in Cardiff Bay, Caernarfon Castle, The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth and Newport Transporter Bridge.
Dr Liz Shepherd, Sustainability Officer and Campus Energy Coordinator at Bangor University, said: “The University is proud to take part in Earth Hour and excited to be involved with such a great and inspiring event. Everyone can make a difference to help protect our planet and we all have a key role to play.”
Anne Meikle, Head of The World Wide Fund for Nature Cymru, said:
“We’re delighted that Bangor University’s iconic Building above the city will be taking part in Earth Hour again this year and hope that they’ll inspire many others to get involved. By taking one simple step to switch off, you’ll be joining millions of people from around the world.”
Everyone can support WWF’s Earth Hour 2018. Visit wwf.org.uk/earthhour to find out how you can join in – and don’t forget to switch off your lights for an hour at 8.30pm on Saturday 24 March!
See: http://planet.cymru/en/category/news-uni/ for more sustainability news.
