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Coronavirus: Earth Hour goes digital, as UN warns 'nature is sending us a message'

James S Murray
James S Murray
clock 25 March 2020 •
Earth Hour 2019 being celebrated in Taiwan / Credit: Earth Hour
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Earth Hour 2019 being celebrated in Taiwan / Credit: Earth Hour

Organisers of this weekend's global event urge participants to mark Earth Hour online as global pandemic continues to escalate

The annual Earth Hour event that has become a centrepiece of many corporates' green communications efforts will take place this Saturday as scheduled, but with organisers WWF urging people to move the...

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