Print Email Only in Sydney could "no lights" be a spectacular sight -- perhaps Black is the new Green ..?!?] Last Update: Saturday, March 31, 2007. 7:32pm (AEST) Thousands of individuals and households have signed up to the event. (Getty Images) Sydneysiders plunged into darkness for 'Earth Hour' Sydneysiders are enjoying a spectacular sight as the city is plunged into darkness for "Earth Hour". Over 2,000 companies and 70,000 individuals and households have signed up to the event organised by WWF Australia, to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and highlight the problems of climate change. The Harbour Bridge, Opera House and many of Sydney's skyscrapers have switched their lights off for an hour, with many people attending events and parties along the Harbour foreshore. But Greg Bourne from WWF says others are reflecting on what they can do for the environment at home with family and friends. "Many, many people I've spoken to are just going to do things at home with their families - talk about it and whether it's the kids telling their mums and dads that they need to be turning the lights off or whether it's the other way around because your kids are teenagers," Mr Bourne said. "There's lots of things just privately at home or with your friends and neighbours." Mr Bourne says he hopes tonight's campaign will become a worldwide event. "Everyone really now knows in Australia that climate change is the most important challenge facing us environmentally, socially and indeed economically, and (they) just want to get on and do things," he said. "So to my mind this is the opportunity for people to say 'lets all do stuff together'." Print Email

Sydney lights up after global warming gesture

Sydney's skyline has lit up once again, after lights throughout the city were switched off in a symbolic gesture to highlight the problems of global warming.

Prominent landmarks such as the Harbour Bridge and Opera House were plunged into darkness as part of the "Earth Hour" campaign organised by WWF Australia.

Over 2,000 companies and 70,000 individuals and households signed up to the event.

Greg Bourne from WWF says the organisation is hoping tonight's campaign will become a worldwide event.

"Everyone really now knows in Australia that climate change is the most important challenge facing us environmentally, socially and indeed economically, and (they) just want to get on and do things," he said.

"So to my mind this is the opportunity for people to say 'lets all do stuff together'."

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