It's going to be all dark. The city of Lyon is participating in the 17th edition of the "Earth hour" challenge launched by WWF and will not light its emblematic buildings this Saturday evening. City Hall, Palais de la Bourse, Théâtre des Célestins and even the basilica of Fourvière, in total nearly 370 sites, will remain switched off all night, says the municipality, specifying that "the functional lighting of the streets will remain on".



The city also encourages "the entire economic world" to "turn off their illuminated signs from 20 p.m. or when their store closes" and thus join the 250 Lyon merchants who have signed the Energy Sobriety Charter and who already turn off their windows daily. "The commitment of all in the fight against global warming is crucial. We need to act," says Camille Augey, Deputy Mayor for Employment and Sustainable Economy.

Every year for the past sixteen years, WWF has invited institutions and citizens around the world to participate in this symbolic action on the last Saturday of March. The association then asked to turn off its lights for an hour as a support for the protection of biodiversity. Other cities such as Bordeaux, Rouen, Grenoble, Strasbourg, Tours and La Rochelle have already responded to this edition, according to the NGO's website.

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