Let's Support Earth Hour Movement, Turn Off Unnecessary Electricity

Shopping centers in Jakarta, support the program to turn off the electricity during Earth Hour. (photo: doc. between)

JAKARTA – In order to support global activities in dealing with climate change, "Earth Hour", a number of shopping centers in Jakarta took part in the action. One of them is by turning off the exterior lights or facade lights outside the mall on Saturday night, March 26.

One of the shopping centers in South Jakarta, Kota Casablanca Mall also commemorates "Earth Hour" by turning off the lights for 60 minutes, namely at 20.30-21.30 WIB.

"City Casablanca Mall supports this program by turning off the 'facade' lights and logo lights outside the mall," said Kota Casablanca Mall Senior Promotion Manager Agung Gunawan when confirmed by Antara in Jakarta, Saturday, March 26.

In line with that, PT Lippo Malls Indonesia's Corporate PR Nidia N. Ichsan explained that the same program will be run by Lippo's network of 63 malls in 33 provinces throughout Indonesia.

"As many as 64 malls in 33 cities, we participate in this activity by turning off the lights in the 'outdoor' section. If it's inside the mall, we don't," said Nidia.

The act of turning off the lights by a shopping center in Jakarta is a form of support for "Earth Hour" which is commemorated on the last Saturday of March every year.

Earth Hour is a global movement that seeks to invite individuals, communities, business practitioners, and governments in various parts of the world to symbolically show their concern and contribution to climate change mitigation efforts.

Some forms of support activities for Erath Hour can also be done by camping, fishing and mountain climbing. It is hoped that this activity that blends with nature can be carried out with family, friends and communities to create awareness to protect the environment.

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan also invited residents of the capital to turn off the lights for one hour on Saturday from 20.30 to 21.30 WIB in this global activity initiated by WWF.

In addition to turning off the lights, Anies also invited the public to turn off electronic devices that were not used for an hour. According to him, Jakarta together with 190 countries in the world are conducting the "Earth Hour" program.

"Earth Hour" is a one-hour program for the earth, one of which is by saving energy, for example by turning off lights and turning off electronic devices that are not in use.