Michael Connarty Switches On To Climate Change.

Michael Connarty MP switches on to climate change by switching off for the WWF initiative "Earth Hour"

Michael Connarty MP shared a Eureka Moment in support of WWF’s Earth Hour. A giant light bulb symbolised the ‘moment’ as MP’s were invited to Portcullis House to sign up to Earth Hour and show they are switched on to climate change.Earth Hour is a global switch off initiative taking place on Saturday 27 March 2010 between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. WWF is calling on individuals, businesses, iconic landmarks and local authorities to switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about people and wildlife threatened by climate change. The initiative has become bigger than all previous years’ events, with over 1,100 cities and towns across the globe switching off their lights in support of Earth Hour.

Last year 88 countries got involved in the event and with 2010 seeing more than 91 countries taking part, a ripple will cross the Earth as landmarks in 25 time zones switch off. Many of the world’s most iconic landmarks are on board including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Las Vegas strip, Table Mountain and the Burj Khalifa tower – the tallest building in the world.UK landmarks pledging to switch off their lights include Piccadilly Circus and the London Eye, which will be dimming its lights for Earth Hour. Other famous buildings pledging to plunge into darkness for an hour include the Royal Albert Hall, Manchester’s Trafford Centre, Stormont, Inverness Castle, Wales Millennium Stadium and Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower. Companies supporting the event include M&S, Coca-Cola and Ikea.

Michael said, “I’ll be switching our lights off. Building on the global success of last year’s Earth Hour event, support is building across the world once again and WWF is aiming to reach a billion people. By singing up and taking part we can all show support for strong international action to tackle climate change. I urge all my constituents to join me in switching the lights off on Saturday 27 March 2010 from 8.30pm to 9.30pm”.

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