(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Sydney- Sydney's Opera House and Harbour Bridge plunged into darkness on Saturday to mark Earth Hour, as global landmarks began dimming their lights to draw attention to climate change.
Millions of people from some 170 countries and territories took part in the annual bid to highlight global warming caused by the burning of coal, oil and gas to drive cars and power plants.
The event, which originated in Sydney, has grown to become a worldwide environmental campaign. Conservation group WWF, which organises Earth Hour, said great strides had been made in highlighting the dire state of the planet.
In Sydney, many harbourside buildings switched off their lights for an hour from 8.30pm local time as the call for action began rolling out across the world.
From Australia, it was moving westward through Asia, with many of the skyscrapers ringing Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour going dark in solidarity while at Myanmar's most sacred pagoda, the Shwedagon, 10,000 oil lamps were lit to shine a light on climate action.
In Singapore, some 200 organisations, including buildings along the city-state's iconic skyline, went dark to mark the occasion.
And in Japan, Tokyo's famed Sony Building in Ginza extinguished its bright lights to honour the occasion. The event was also marked throughout Africa, Europe and the Americas.
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