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Hot Women
International Campaign Joins WWF in fighting climate change during Earth
Hour 2008
by Hot Women Campaign
Org, January 9th 2008
Women
climate change campaigners across the world demonstrate support for Earthhour
by switching off their lights on March 29, 2008.
9,
January 2008: The Hot Women Campaign today announced their support of
WWF’s Earth Hour, a global initiative in which individuals, cities
and communities world wide will turn out their lights to symbolise their
leadership and commitment to finding solutions for climate change.
Cities from across Europe, North America, Asia and Asia Pacific, including
Chicago, Copenhagen, Manila, Melbourne, Sydney, Tel Aviv and Toronto were
named as the flagship participants in the WWF-led event on March 29, 2008,
with more cities expected to join in the days ahead.
“On behalf of the Hot Women Campaign International, I want to commend
the WWF International network on their leadership in this initiative,’
says Louise Burfitt-Dons of the Global Warming Alliance. ‘Earth
hour reminds women in particular of how a small sacrifice can make a world
of difference in highlighting the most urgent issue of our age which is
global warming.’
WWF’s inaugural Earth Hour took place in Sydney Australia in 2007.
Ritt Bjerregaard, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen (Denmark)
“It is very important to give a signal to people that you can make
a difference and help us to shut down the lights to reduce the amount
of CO2. In Copenhagen, people will be thinking about climate change and
how they can help the situation. I hope that all cities, all over the
world will be part of it. Our cities inhabitants take climate change seriously.
Maybe there are a few politicians who are not taking it seriously and
who are not willing to go into a different type of agreement, but our
citizens are serious and will show them on the day.”
John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne (Australia)
“I am proud to announce that the City of Melbourne will join Sydney
and Brisbane in the fight against global warming, by being part of Earth
Hour in 2008. One small contribution from each and every person is a pledge
to reduce emissions by five per cent. That is the message of Earth Hour.
I urge the people of Melbourne to get behind Earth Hour and let the world
know Melbourne is serious about being an environmentally responsible city.”
David Miller, Mayor of Toronto (Canada)
“I am proud to announce that the city of Toronto will continue our
fight against global warming by being part of Earth Hour in 2008. Every
resident, every business and every government has a duty to fight global
warming because reducing the world emissions is a shared responsibility.
I believe where nations fail to lead, cities can and must lead. In the
city of Toronto we have very aggressive goals to reduce global warming
and stop climate change. The Earth Hour project is a very exciting way
to raise awareness of this critical issue. I encourage all Torontonians
at 8pm on March 29 to turn off their lights. Because we all know that
changes to everyday behaviors is the only way we can succeed.”
LIST OF CITIES PARTICIPATING IN EARTH HOUR 2008 (as of December
14, 2007)
• Aalborg, Denmark
• Aarhus, Denmark
• Brisbane, Australia
• Chicago, USA
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Manila, Philippines
• Melbourne, Australia
• Odense, Denmark
• Suva, Fiji
• Sydney, Australia
• Tel Aviv, Israel
• Toronto, Canada
About Hot Women Campaign
The Hot Women Campaign is an international initiative by the Global Warming
Alliance to raise awareness of the crucial role they play in the global
crisis that is climate change. IIt’s aim is to get women to reduce
their carbon emissions by a minimum of 5 per cent as a collective and
to encourage them to play a part in seeking solutions to anthropogenic
climate change.
All media enquiries
earthhour@hotwomencampaign.org
(44) 0845 230 2560
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