The British Embassy in Kuwait participated in the global event; Earth hour, by turning off all the lights in its premises in Dasman, between 20:30 and 21:30 on Saturday 28 March 2009.

The Residence fully lit

During this time, the British Charge d'affaires Tim Stew with his family and other Embassy officials enjoyed a light a candle-lit supper at the Residence's Balcony.

The Residence lit by candle light only

Earth hour is a global initiative of the international environment organisation World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which urges state institutions, businesses and individual people all over the world to switch off their lights for one hour at 20:30 local time on 28 March 2009, and thus show their support for actions against climate change.

The initiative aims to send a message to world leaders in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 that we need a global commitment to reduce green house emissions. Last year more than 77 countries and 680 cities participated in this global event.