Earth Hour News in Scotland
Find out all the latest news about Earth Hour in Scotland.
28th March 2010
Scottish community crowned UK 'Lights-Out' champions as nation goes dark for WWF's Earth Hour
East Lothian claims top spot as global climate switch off breaks all records
• Six Scottish communities finish in top-ten of UK 'lights-out' league table
26th March 2010
Political parties unite to support WWF's record breaking Earth Hour
Despite being poised to launch into General Election campaigning, the leaders of each one of Scotland's main political parties today united in support of continued international action on climate change by giving their backing WWF's Earth Hour
25th March 2010
Night golf at Fairmont St Andrews and other events in suport of WWF';s Earth Hour
The prestigious Torrance Course in St Andrews is teeing up to support WWF’s Earth Hour in a unique way by giving players the chance to take to the greens after dark. At 8.30pm this Saturday (27 March) guests of the Fairmont St Andrews will set off with some unusual looking kit, including glow necklaces, luminous golf balls and day-glo sticks – all in support of global action on climate change.
24th March 2010
Lights go out across every continent for WWF's Earth Hour this Saturday
All seven continents of the world are signed up to take part in this year’s Earth Hour.
22nd March 2010
Councils and communities show record support for WWF's Earth Hour
A record 27 of Scotland's 32 local authorities have publicly signed up to participate in the world’s biggest public event in support of action on climate change – WWF’s Earth Hour - alongside record numbers of communities, businesses, schools and other organisations.
8th March 2010
Scotland helps to smash global records for WWF's Earth Hour
The world's biggest public call to action on climate change - WWF's Earth Hour - is set to be a global record breaker this year with more countries now signed up than ever before plus record support here in Scotland.
4th March 2010
Heather the Weather launches Scottish climate countdown
Meteorologist Heather Reid officially launched the countdown to WWF’s Earth Hour 2010 today (Thursday 4 March) by placing giant light bulbs on a ‘weather map’ of Scotland to highlight the towns, cities, regions, landmarks and organisations signed up so far to go dark on Saturday 27 March.
1st March 2010
Scotland on course for biggest ever sign up to WWF's Earth Hour
A record number of Scotland’s local authorities are set to participate in the world’s biggest public event in support of action on climate change – WWF’s Earth Hour, it was revealed today (Monday 1 March).
With a month still to go until the global ‘lights out’ event, 18 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities have already pledged their support – twice as many as this time last year. Many more are poised to officially sign up over the next few weeks.
10th December 2009
Climate action: Scottish Government, Councils and trade unions pledge support for WWF's Earth Hour
The Scottish Government pledged its support for WWF’s Earth Hour, the world’s largest climate change awareness event, which will take place on Saturday 27 March 2010.
Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Climate Change, announced the Government’s support for the event during today’s climate debate in the Scottish Parliament.
COSLA and the STUC also announced their support for WWF’s Earth Hour today calling on the hundreds of thousands of individuals and members they represent to take part next year and show the world they care about climate change.