Earth Hour 2023

 The Eastwood Lafayette III joins the world in the observance of Earth Hour on March 25,  joining the switching off of non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. as a symbol of commitment to the planet.

 Let’s do our part and dedicate time for Mother Earth—our one and only home 🌎🌱

For those interested below are some of the Eastwood City activities on March 25!

🌳 SUPERCHARGED SATURDAYS
Fitness Activity with Surge & Anytime Fitness
Eastwood Central Plaza | 8:00am-12:00nn

🌳 SPECTRUM OF COLORS FOR MOTHER EARTH
Sustainable Fashion Show & Art Exhibit for the Dumagat Tribe of Rizal
Eastwood Central Plaza | 3:00pm

🌳 EARTH HOUR
Switch off your lights for Mother Earth
Eastwood City | 8:30pm

The New Earth Hour Logo

Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) with the first switch off done in Sydney Australia way back in 2007 with the familiar logo below.

As the years went by people probably ask what good can just an hour (out of 8760 hours per year) of "switch off" actually do for Mother Earth?  For Earth Hour 2011, the '60+' logo was introduced representing a commitment to add to Earth Hour a positive act for the planet that goes beyond the hour. Take up the 'plus' and get involved with the movement beyond the hour. 

  
Here at Lafayette III we also try as much as we can to do our 'plus' for the environment like energy conservation measures such as the conversion of lights into LED, conversion of air conditioning units into inverter types, recycling and upcycling materials for decors, etc.  And there are still a lot more that can be improved upon.

For 2023 the logo evolves into a flip clock to give a sense of urgency as the clock is ticking towards the 2030 deadline... The next 7 years are crucial in determining whether we stay within our planetary boundaries and under the 1.5°C temperature increase limit set by the Paris Agreement.  Unless we change things, we are on track to breach this 1.5°C limit by 2030, in doing so risking irreversible environmental degradation and runaway climate change that will affect all our societies and economies.  

The clock is ticking...  May each one of us do our bit to save our Mother Earth...


Related links:

What the 2030 Climate Deadline Really Means
How to Turn Climate Anxiety into Climate Action (TED Talk, Renee Lertzman)