Global show? The world's eighth Earth Hour campaign has been questioned

Nearly 200 countries around the world, millions of people, at the same time, do the same thing - turn off the lights for an hour. In response to climate change, the world ushered in the eighth Earth Hour event on the 29. The world's more than 7 thousand city (town) in the local time at 8:30 to 9:30, "lights out" of the city of all or part of the area, to remind people to pay attention to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and protect the environment the importance of.

Agence France-Presse said on the 30, South Africa local time on the evening of 29 at 8:30, Cape Town in South Africa in the "Earth Hour" activity lights called on the public to save resources, at the same time, the city also put out all the lights on the famous landscape "Table Mountain". On the day before the event, initiated by WWF's Earth Hour City challenge "(EHCC) will be 2014" Earth Hour capital "award was awarded to Cape Town, for the city in the fight against climate change, improve the quality of life of the residents on the effort.

In this challenge, Cape Town in the 14 countries in the world's more than and 160 cities stand out, beating the Nordic city of Stockholm and Copenhagen, etc.. The world natural foundation in South Africa's chief executive Duplessis J said that Cape Town's development to sustainable development direction of the city made great efforts, appeared in the "Earth Hour" always is the world of one of its approval. He also said that the city to promote solar heating projects, water projects and waste recycling projects are regarded as a bonus".

British "Daily Mail" said, "lights out an hour" activities in the evening of 29 countries in the world have launched. According to rough statistics, at least more than and 200 countries out of the country by one or more "landmark" lights: such as the United States, the British Parliament building in Times Square and the Big Ben, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, Russia's Red Square and the Eiffel Tower in Paris of France. Cities such as Beijing and Shanghai are also involved in the earth hour campaign.

Many companies and units around the world also participated in the evening of 29 collective lights out. In Vancouver, Canada, a lot of waiters in the restaurant turn off the lights and light the candles in response to the earth hour. The search engine giant Google Corporation to create new styles way to participate in the activities, lights during its search engine, page showing a black white, marked "Google to turn off the light".

"Daily Mail", in order to attract more young people to participate in the "Earth Hour", Singapore 29 evening activities can be described as "stars" - the country to recruit a Hollywood star, "the amazing Spider Man" series of films starring Andrew Garfield and Mar Stone served as the country's ambassador. This is also the Earth Hour event since 2007, the first by the official invitation of the film and television drama super hero to attend the event. "Daily Mail" said, in addition to enhance the environmental awareness of the participants, the 2014 "Earth Hour" activities also help projects involving environmental planning worldwide to raise millions of dollars.

However, the Earth Hour campaign since 2007, has also been a lot of questions. Some critics have said that the event "show" component is greater than the actual meaning, is extremely stupid approach. For example, in the "Earth Hour" period, ordinary people need to use candles, lights and candles "means more harmful gas emissions, reduce far more than 1 hours of carbon emissions exit lamp. Power experts pointed out that a wide range of power outages and restart will cause unnecessary burden on the grid system, increase the power grid fault and security risks. "USA Today" critics said, "Earth Hour" is just a "let the people feel good, invalid activity does not really reduce carbon dioxide emissions, it only plays the role of a" distraction ".

China LED Xiaobian think that with the improvement of people's income level, small fluctuations in the price of the impact decreases, environmental awareness will gradually change, some people think this thing is very noble, is likely to do. The impact of the public itself is not easy to perceive, virtually will develop a habit. Environmental protection in this matter, including the world earth day, world water day, the people will pay more attention to propaganda.