Brighton & Hove City Council has been challenged to take part in Earth Hour and would like to invite your participation in the global project to turn off lights for one hour, on the same night.

Brighton & Hove, along with more than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011, sending a powerful message for action on climate change and energy wastage. The message behind Earth Hour is not purely about saving an hour's electricity – it's about people coming together to make a difference not just for an hour a year, but every day. 

Brighton & Hove City Council is working towards becoming a One Planet Council and Earth Hour provides us with an opportunity to demonstrate how our collective action can reduce the impact of our activities on our local and global environment and how we can use our resources more effectively.   One Planet approach is based on the idea that if everyone consumed natural resources and generated carbon dioxide at the rate we do in the UK, we would need not one, but three planets to support us in the long term.