Latest news and stories about earth hour in Portugal for expats and residents.
The symbolic blackout between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm reaches its 20th year under the motto 'Give an hour for the planet'. The organisation speaks of the 'transition from a symbolic gesture to a movement of concrete action'.
The initiative, now global, is a creation of the international environmental organisation 'World Wide Fund for Nature'.
The initiative consists of symbolically turning off lights for one hour (8:30 pm - 9:30 pm), a “blackout” for nature.
The demonstrations are organised by various movements and activist groups who oppose Donald Trump's “absolute power”. Additionally, more than 100 Portuguese municipalities are joining “Earth Hour”.
More than 100 Portuguese municipalities are joining 'Earth Hour' on Saturday, turning off or dimming the lighting of public buildings for one hour, a 'blackout' for nature that is both national and global.
