Earth Hour 2022: Theme, History, Significance Quotes and Slogans

The very significant initiative for climate change 'Earth Hour' this year falls on Saturday 26 March which is the last Saturday of the month just like all other years.

On Earth Hour, people across the world switch off their lights at night from 08:30 pm to 09:30 pm to stand united and show their support for the betterment of the planet through climate change.

Notably, Assam and Nagaland are the two northeastern states observing the Earth Hour after the state government's appeal to take part in the event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)

Theme of Earth Day

The theme for this year's Earth Hour is 'Shape Our Future' which indicates human being and their role in a better upcoming future.

The 2022 theme is symbolic of the fact that we the human being are the only ones to shape our future by developing our attention to the critical issues that Earth is facing in the present situation.

History of Earth Day:

In 2004 the World Wide Fund for Nature, Australia teamed up with Leo Burnett Sydney to bring awareness regarding climate change and its related activities and with this, the concept first came into being.

In 2006, the idea of switching off lights was emphasized with the title 'The Big Flick' and then the WWF took the initiative of presenting their concept to Sydney Mayor Clover Moore and Fairfax Media for their support.

In 2007, with a great change and positive response towards the concept, over 2 million people turn off their electric devices on 31st March which was the last Saturday.

In the same year, the initiative was followed by the United States and finally, the Earth Hour was declared to be observed each year on the last Saturday of March.

Quotes & Slogans on Earth Day

Thomas Alva Edison, "The earth is what we all have in common."

Joseph Wood Krutch, "If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either."

Native American Proverb, "The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it."

David Letterman "He that plants trees love others besides himself."

Groucho Marx, "What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"

Henry David Thoreau, "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.

Margaret Mead, "For 200 years we've been conquering nature. Now we're beating it to death."

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