Vietnam saves 546,000kWh during Earth Hour 2012

Thirty cities and provinces and more than 4,600 businesses across Vietnam took part in Earth Hour 2012, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm local time on March 31, and recorded a saving of 546,000kWh of electricity costing VND712 million.

Earth Hour attracted tens of thousands of volunteers from across the country. They mobilised people to participate and turn off their electric lights for one hour at nightfall, along with hundreds of other countries who also participated in the event.

Volunteers also helped organise art programmes like ‘A litre of Sun’- a source of future light; Green café; 20 seconds for Earth; and made people aware about environment friendly products.

In Ho Chi Minh City, Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper also participated in the global campaign on climate change.