A bright idea to highlight Earth’s hour of darkness

A SYMBOLIC act guaranteeing vital attention for environmentally friendly policies, or a well-meaning but ultimately pointless move that does nothing to solve a genuine problem?

Tonight, you get to decide. Just make sure to be sitting in the dark when you do.

Between 8.30pm and 9.30pm, millions of people across the globe will be plunged into darkness as part of Earth Hour.