Earth Hour

WWF’s Earth Hour movement was launched in Australia in 2007, with a view to draw public attention to problems faced by our planet, including the impacts of climate change. During Earth Hour, the lights of landmark buildings in large cities are turned off at 20:30 local time for one hour on the last Saturday of March every year. Azerbaijan joined the list of countries supporting this global campaign in 2011, and since then the campaign has annually been held in the country with the support of IDEA. Since 2014, IDEA has been granted the status of an official national coordinator by WWF. Annual mass celebrations are organized jointly with WWF Azerbaijan in central Baku on Earth Hour, with lights being switched off in many landmark buildings of the city.