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Earth Hour- Year 1
- 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses took a stand against climate change by turning off their lights for one hour in Sydney Australia
- Children, Adults, Businesses, CEOs and Politicians participated
consumption across the city- Global icons such as the Sydney Opera House went dark, and weddings were held by candlelight
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Earth Hour- Year 2
- Earth Hour became a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating.
- Global landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, CN Tower in Toronto, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Rome’s Colosseum stood in darkness
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Earth Hour- Year 3
- Over 4000 cities in 96 countries turning off their lights in support of the effort.
- The United Nations Headquarters in New York City were highlighted for turning off their lights, and inspiring others to do the same
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Earth Hour- Year 4
- 128 countries and territories took part in the growing movement and iconic buildings and landmarks from Asia Pacific to Europe and Africa to the Americas took a silence stance in the darkness.
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Earth Hour- Year 5
Hundreds of millions of people across 135 countries switch off for an hour estimated reach of 1.8 billion people across the globe *First time that Earth Hour asked people to go beyond the hour commit to lasting action on climate change.- Largest ever voluntary action for the environment.
- Forbidden City, Eiffel Tower, Buckingham Palace, Golden Gate Bridge, Table Mountain, Christ the Redeemer statue and Sydney Opera House switched off their lights
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Earth Hour- Year 6
- Global headquarters moves from Sydney to Singapore.
- "I Will If You Will” challenges, and encourages people to share their dare publically through Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and email. Friends can be invited to participate and accept each challenge using these popular social networks
