As of: March 23, 2024, 12:15 p.m
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The street lights stay on, but the lights at sights in Nuremberg go out during Earth Hour.
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Earth Hour is taking place for the 18th time.
The city of Nuremberg is also participating in the WWF campaign on March 23, 2024.
Nuremberg - During Earth Hour 2024 of the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), people around the world are setting an example for more climate protection.
The city of Nuremberg is also there again, as is the energy supplier N-Ergie.
“Turn the lights off for an hour”: the city of Nuremberg takes part in Earth Hour
“The public space service company Nuremberg (Sör), which is responsible for street lighting and the illumination of historical buildings, will turn off the lights for one hour on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.,” the city said in a press release.
Landmarks such as the Lorenz Church, the Beautiful Fountain and the Imperial Castle then remain dark.
According to the city, more than 800 headlights will be switched off at around 60 properties.
However, the street lights remain switched on for safety reasons.
For the campaign, N-Ergie switches off, among other things, the lighting in the high-rise building on Plärrer.
Mayor and first Sör plant manager, Christian Vogel, calls on citizens to also get involved.
“Participating in Earth Hour is an important step in raising awareness of climate change and emphasizing our responsibility to protect our environment.
By turning off our lights, we send a clear message that we are willing to work together for a more sustainable future.
We must not forget: Each of us can contribute to protecting the climate, both large and small.
True to the motto 'Light switch off, climate protection on.'”
Earth Hour 2023: Numerous landmarks plunged into darkness
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Nuremberg reduces energy consumption by using LED lamps
Sör is gradually replacing all lights with LED lamps in order to steadily reduce urban energy consumption.
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Street lighting in Nuremberg
The LED share of street lights was around 25 percent at the end of 2023.
Since 2024, around 6,500 lights will be converted to LED technology every year.
Since the LED transition began in 2011, annual energy consumption has fallen by almost 4.5 million kilowatt hours by 2023.
Source: Press release from the city of Nuremberg
Earth Hour on March 23rd: Action began in Australia in 2007
Earth Hour is taking place for the 18th time this year.
The campaign began in Sydney in 2007.
In 2023, people, cities and companies in over 190 countries took part.
In Germany alone there were 579 cities and municipalities
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