Earth Hour 2010

Show you care by turning off your lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on 27 March for Earth Hour 2010 in Cape Town


Earth Hour in Cape Town is taking place in 2010 again on Saturday 27 March 2010. All Cape Town residents and visitors are encouraged to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday 27 March 2010 by switching off all lights for one hour, between 20:30 and 21:30.

Earth Hour is a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) initiative – and this symbolic act aims to create awareness that climate change threatens lives, livelihoods, and lifestyles, and galvanise support to pressure governments to combat climate change. Cape Town will take part in Earth Hour again this year after a big Earth Hour Cape Town 2009 Event in which lights around Cape Town were switched off by many - including the lights of Table Mountain. See the video of Earth Hour 2009 underneath.

The ten warmest years on record have all occurred since 1990. If we do not stand together and act now to tackle climate change, the world will reach a critical 'tipping point' beyond which really dangerous climate change will become unstoppable.


We must take steps now to try and prevent further climate change rather than mitigate its effects later – when it is already too late. Earth Hour Cape Town this 2010 will see a range of event take place by residents, government and business, such as for example the Earth Hour 2010 event on Backsberg Wine estate.

It’s time for people to realise how such a simple act can have such a profound result in affecting change.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu is the patron of the campaign, and Cape Town and Durban have already pledged their support for Earth Hour 2010. Other celebs, who will be switching off their lights, include The Parlotones, Bryan Habana, Jo-Ann Strauss, Marc Lottering and The Stormers.

Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and free. All you need to do is:

Pledge your support online and commit to reducing your carbon footprint.

Switch off your lights on 27 March from 8:30pm – 9:30pm.

Spread the message to your friends and family.

Show your support by posting the Earth Hour 2010 web banner on your website or  Facebook page, downloading the Earth Hour email signature or having an Earth Hour event on the night.

Relax under the stars for an hour with loved ones and a bottle of Backsberg wine.

Earth Hour Events

The Cape Film Commision and the Community of Bokaap are hosting an Earth Hour event at Boorhaanol Center at 13:00 in Bokaap. Highlights of the Earth Hour event include a 7-a-side Soccer Match and two film screenings.

Boo Radley's is turning out the lights! Experience an Earth Hour candlelit dinner between 20:30 and 21:30 at Boo Radley's with live music by Charles Summerfield and the URJ.

A Touch of Madness in Observatory invites you to enjoy dinner by candlelight between 20:30 and 21:30. Invite three or more guests to share your Earth Hour Meal and the host's main meal will  be complimentary.

Join us for Earth Hour 2010 at Backsberg Wine Estate. The event is going to held at an amazing location overlooking the city, providing you with 360 degree views of the city for the big switch off. Backseberg wines will be served and you’ll get a chance to mingle with the who’s who of Cape Town. To enter this lucky draw simply let them know what you will be doing to support Earth Hour this year.

Exclusive Wine Club Competition:

Backsberg Wine Estate will be giving away two double tickets to the Earth Hour VIP event held in Cape Town on the night of 27 March. Email your answers and contact details to wineclub@backsberg.co.za Winners will be notified on Wednesday 24 March.

For more information, visit www.earthhour.org.za

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