Results of the campaign “Earth Hour”

OnMarch28, 2015 theMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesoftheRepublicofTatarstancarriedouttheinternationalcampaign“Earth Hour” from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, which was also supported by executive and municipal authorities of the Republic, companies and organizations, as well as population of the Republic of Tatarstan. Architecturalanddecorativehighlightingofbuildings and constructions was turned off along with lighting of residential buildings and electrical devices, and the measures aimed at decrease of energy consumption were implemented.

During the campaignarchitectural and decorative highlighting of the Reserve Museum “Kazan Kremlin” in Kazan was switched off including residency of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan – Government Palace, the Kul Sharif mosque, the Annunciation Cathedral and other constructions of the ensemble, buildings of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan and the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Big Concert Hall named after Salikh Saydashevand the IT-park. Moreover,sports organizations and large hotel and entertainment complexes“Korston” and “Grand Hotel Kazan” also joined the campaign. Kazan Town Hall also joined the campaign having switched off illumination of buildings of district administrations and Kazan City Hall.

Population of all municipal formations and more than 500 companies, organizations, ministries, authorities and establishments of the Republic participated in the campaign. As a result of the campaign “Earth Hour”, saved energy amounted to 135 MWt.

The campaign “Earth Hour” is held by the World Wildlife Fund each year on last Saturday of March. The campaign symbolizes solidarity of citizens of various countries in solution of issues regarding energy and resource saving, improvement of ecological situation on the planetary scale.

Press Service of the Ministry