May 5th, 2007, 21:11
"Thailand's capital to turn off the lights
2007/5/5
BANGKOK, Thailand, AP
Bangkok's administrators called on households and businesses in the Thai capital to switch off lights next Wednesday to raise awareness about global warming, an official said.
As delegates of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, meeting in Bangkok for the past week, reached an agreement Friday on the best ways to combat climate change, the city decided to launch its own initiatives, said Thanom On-ketpon, spokesman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
The 15 minute-long "lights out" at 7 p.m. in the city of over 10 million will be part of an effort to "show city dwellers how much they can contribute by altering their consumption behavior only slightly," he said
City hall is also to sign a Bangkok Declaration on Mitigation of Climate Change with 23 public and private organizations next Wednesday, outlining ways to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and raise awareness about the impact of rising global temperatures.
Although global warming has become an important issue in many countries, it has not yet become a common concern in Thailand.
"We can do more and we must do more," said Kasemsun Chinnavaso, a Thai delegate at the climate change meeting. "And it begins with educating people about the impact and what they can do, especially among the wealthy who appear apathetic."
Bangkok is not the first city to cut lights for conservation. In March, Sydney turned off the lights for one hour. In February, Paris and other parts of France dimmed them for five minutes in a similar gesture. Rome and Athens have had similar campaigns. "
AP via http://news.google.com/
2007/5/5
BANGKOK, Thailand, AP
Bangkok's administrators called on households and businesses in the Thai capital to switch off lights next Wednesday to raise awareness about global warming, an official said.
As delegates of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, meeting in Bangkok for the past week, reached an agreement Friday on the best ways to combat climate change, the city decided to launch its own initiatives, said Thanom On-ketpon, spokesman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
The 15 minute-long "lights out" at 7 p.m. in the city of over 10 million will be part of an effort to "show city dwellers how much they can contribute by altering their consumption behavior only slightly," he said
City hall is also to sign a Bangkok Declaration on Mitigation of Climate Change with 23 public and private organizations next Wednesday, outlining ways to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and raise awareness about the impact of rising global temperatures.
Although global warming has become an important issue in many countries, it has not yet become a common concern in Thailand.
"We can do more and we must do more," said Kasemsun Chinnavaso, a Thai delegate at the climate change meeting. "And it begins with educating people about the impact and what they can do, especially among the wealthy who appear apathetic."
Bangkok is not the first city to cut lights for conservation. In March, Sydney turned off the lights for one hour. In February, Paris and other parts of France dimmed them for five minutes in a similar gesture. Rome and Athens have had similar campaigns. "
AP via http://news.google.com/