{"id":83243,"date":"2015-03-11T15:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=83243"},"modified":"2015-03-11T09:40:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T07:40:15","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-earth-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/03\/11\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-earth-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about Earth Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The global tagline for Earth Hour 2015 is \u2018Use #YourPower to Change Climate Change at earthhour.org<\/a>\u2019. Earth Hour is celebrated on March 28 2015 between 20:30 and 21:30.<\/p>\n

Through our latest \u201cKnow your Number\u201d campaign, 49M continues to empower consumers by enabling them to calculate their home energy consumption using a standardised measure which will allow them to categorise their energy rating against other homes, and against global benchmarks.<\/p>

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By knowing their number, consumers are able to establish whether their homes are good, average or bad performers in terms of their electricity usage. Furthermore, our online calculator at www.49M.co.za<\/a> indicate what consumers can do immediately to reduce their home energy usage and as a result the homes energy rating. Roll your mouse over the info bar below to find out how to calculate your number:<\/p>\n

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This year four South African cities entered the global Earth Hour City Challenge 2014-15. They entered by showing the progress in projects made towards low-carbon developments. The cities are Johannesburg, Tshwane, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and Cape Town.<\/p>\n

These cities have collectively reported over 40 new actions on the carbon Climate Registry (cCR) during the past year.<\/p>\n

This internationally-recognised reporting platform, managed by WWF\u2019s project partner Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), allows participating cities to record their commitments and progress towards sustainability. These then form the basis for adjudication of cities competing for the title Global Earth Hour Capital 2015.<\/p>\n

Projects and achievements<\/h3>\n

Some of the milestones achieved by the cities include the following:<\/p>\n

City of Johannesburg<\/h4>\n