Jinju City to Hold Lights-Out Event for 10 Minutes from 8 PM on Earth Day, 22nd

"Feel the Earth's Whisper in the Quiet Darkness"

Photo of the lights-out event [Image source=Jinju-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 19th that it will hold a lights-out event for 10 minutes from 8 PM on the 22nd, Earth Day, focusing on government offices, public institutions, and voluntarily participating apartment complexes.

Earth Day is a global commemorative day that began on April 22, 1970, with the purpose of protecting the Earth's environment, triggered by an oil spill accident that occurred in California, USA, in 1969. This year marks the 51st anniversary.

The lights-out event is held simultaneously nationwide every year at a designated time to turn off the lights around the globe and give the Earth a rest.

Every year, the week around Earth Day is designated as Climate Change Week, during which various activities to practice low-carbon living have been promoted. However, this year, considering the COVID-19 situation, the campaign will be conducted mainly online.

The city stated that on the 22nd, the city hall, eup/myeon/dong offices, 23 public institutions including LH, and 60 apartment complexes (52,001 households) will participate in the lights-out event, joining together in 10 minutes of action to save the Earth, and urged participation.

A city official said, “Various environmental problems due to climate change such as global warming are increasing,” adding, “Although the lights-out time is short, we hope this meaningful participation in the Earth Day lights-out event will serve as an opportunity to reconsider the seriousness of climate change, and that many citizens will join in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in daily life during Climate Change Week.”

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