Earth Hour?!
This idea was no doubt unbeknownst to those in Chinatown on Saturday night since all lights were blaring from 7:30 to 8:30pm. No change from the usual. At least the Energy Australia building was blacked out though - that would have hit the front pages on a slow news Sunday if it hadn’t.
Not much difference in the city night skyline according to SMH photos, which wasn’t surprising I guess.
What I want to know is if it actually made a difference. Or was the carbon dioxide emitted by combusting all those candles far greater than the total coal energy saved by turning very few of the city lights off for an hour on a Saturday? Perhaps it made a difference in terms of media exposure or raising awareness. But perhaps the thinktanks behind these genius ideas can come up with more useful and practical ways to save energy next time.