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Liputan6.com, Wellington: Earth Hour movement which took place Saturday (27 / 3) night success. The number of participating countries to reach at least 120 countries. This amount more than the previous year which only reached 88 countries.

One of the participating countries are New Zealand. Houses of Parliament in Wellington and the surrounding skyscrapers Sky Tower is made complete darkness as a form of concern for the earth is getting warmer. Not only in New Zealand, the new action into the second year is also held in Sydney harbor bridge and Opera House in the City of Sydney.

While in India, similar actions occur at the war memorial, India Gate, in New Delhi. Shortly after the lights turned off, hundreds of residents who gathered directly lit candles as lighting. Not just stop there, this action also spread to other cities such as Tokyo, Beijing, and Hong Kong.

The initiator, Brenda Ridley, volunteers at the World Widelife Fund (WWF) this year hope action will encourage state leaders to work together to create a binding climate treaty after failing to reach agreement on a climate conference in Copenhagen, Danish, December past. (YNI / Jb)