All citizens are called upon to do without light at home and in this way set an example for more climate protection in Salzgitter too.

Thousands of cities will be shrouding their most famous buildings in darkness. Many citizens will switch off the lights at home. Salzgitter is once again taking part in this campaign in a variety of ways this year.

This year's active participants include Alstom, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Truck & Bus SE, Volkswagen AG and the Kultiplex cinema. The city of Salzgitter is taking part with the Lebenstedt Town Hall, the Small Town Hall in Salzgitter-Bad, the Health Department (former Salzgitter-Bad Clinic), the Volkshochschule in Lebenstedt and in Salzgitter-Bad (Kniestedter Herrenhaus), the Municipal Museum, all schools and the Haus der Familie.

"The city of Salzgitter invites everyone to take part. Earth Hour is a simple way for everyone to set an example and do something to protect the planet," says Michael Tacke, City Councillor for Building, Urban Planning, Urban Development and the Environment.

Earth Hour raises individual awareness of the need to protect the planet. At the same time, it symbolically supports energy saving and the reduction of greenhouse gases. Together with many other people, this is a way of working together to protect our planet.

According to the WWF, millions of people around the world are taking part again this year. If you would also like to take part, you can register at www.earthhour.wwf.de and discover tips for your own Earth Hour.

It all started in Sydney in 2007. More than 2.2 million Australian households took part in the first Earth Hour on March 31, 2007 and switched off the lights in their homes for an hour to set an example for more climate protection. One year later, Earth Hour reached 370 cities in 35 countries across 18 time zones. Earth Hour became a global movement. In the past few years

Earth Hour made history and became the largest global environmental protection campaign ever.

In Germany, "Earth Hour" has been celebrated since 2009. This year, thousands of cities and communities in over 180 countries around the world will once again take part in Earth Hour.