Tonight my household is part of the international celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Earth Hour 2017. Horray!
Along with millions of other homes in 179 countries and in over 7,000 cities, from 8.30pm – 9.30pm tonight, those homes who have registered are turning off all the power for at least one hour in recognition of worldwide climate, resource and environmental issues.
How bicycles are part of Earth Hour 2017
I am very proud to see this Australian event take off internationally and to see how bicycles have been incorporated more and more into the event – here are just a few ways cycling is featuring this year around the world for Earth Hour 2017.
There are heaps of bicycle-themed events going on this year for Earth Hour. Here are some innovative examples:
- In Cornwell, there is a bicycle-powered cinema on the beach featuring award-winning conservation films – GOLD!!
- IBikeLondon is having a massive social Earth Hour Bike Ride through the city.
- Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam saw more than a 1,000 high school students taking to the streets on bicycles for a ride (which they will continue for another 2 more weeks) and there were similar events held elsewhere such as in Hanoi.
- This year will be the first year that Colombia joins Earth Hour. Bogotá, Cali and Medellín cities have wholeheartedly embraced Earth Hour. This is not surprising, as previously featured on this blog, these cities love bicycles and have been working towards increasing more cyclists, and even ‘non-cycling’ Colombian locals who think they are not linked in any way to bicycles can have found that bikes actually feature quite prominently in Colombian life.
- A bike-powered DJ Booth in Singapore – see below
I was interested to find that in 2014 there was a spin-off version of Earth Hour called ‘Bike Hour’ – a very bicycle-inspired initiative.
If you are interested – the short video below shows some of the highlights and impacts from Earth Hour 2016. If you are not already involved – and even if you are – perhaps you can host your own Earth Hour bicycle event! Good luck and have fun!!