An event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday evening to mark the 2022 Earth Hour, which saw the participation of Miss Vietnam H'Hen Nie and more than 80,000 volunteers across the country.

The 'Shape Our Future’ event marking this year’s Earth Hour was organized at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Culture House in District 1.

Those who could not directly take part in the event in Ho Chi Minh City were still able attend it virtually via live streams on social media.

Ambassadors of the 2022 Earth Hour, namely Miss Vietnam H'Hen Nie, singer Bui Cong Nam, singer Orange, and Sac Mau dance group, spread the messenge of protecting the earth and the environment through their speeches and performances.

Young people have to be committed to protecting the earth, H'Hen Nie said, adding that they need to form such habits as riding bicycles and using public transport to contribute to environmental protection.

Nature is a friend, not an enemy, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) stated in its message, adding that this is the time to change as the number of species on earth is continuously decreasing, while climate change is getting worse.

At 8:30 pm, delegates performed the ‘switching-off’ ceremony, calling for people in Vietnam to turn off their lights and electronic devices for one hour.

The Earth Hour is an annual activity held by the WWF to raise awareness of environmental protection and climate change.

The event encourages people to turn off their electricity for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on the last Saturday of March.

Vietnam has participated in the Earth Hour since 2009.

The country was able to save 309,000kWh of electricity this year, according to the National Load Dispatch Center.

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