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26/3/2010
PETRONAS PARTICIPATES IN EARTH HOUR 2010
This year, PETRONAS will participate in Earth Hour 2010, an international call for efforts in addressing concerns on global warming and climate change.
Come 27 March, PETRONAS will again be switching off for one hour non-essential lights at its facilities, including the PETRONAS Twin Towers, the Suria KLCC shopping mall, petrol stations and its other premises around the world. The lights at the premises in Malaysia will be turned off from 8.30pm to 9.30pm.
In conjunction with the event, PETROSAINS, a unit of PETRONAS, has partnered with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on an Earth Hour 2010 awareness campaign. A mini-exhibition by WWF has been set up at the science discovery centre aimed at educating the public on the objectives of this effort to garner their support and pledge to switch off their lights during Earth Hour.
PETRONAS stations, particularly those located in suitable locations around the country, have also been advised to observe Earth Hour 2010 and switch off their non-essential lights during the event.
PETRONAS is also working together with the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA) to educate the public in becoming smart consumers through FOMCA’s National Consumer Campaign or Kempen Konsumer Kebangsaan (3K). The campaign seeks to nurture good and responsible consumer behaviours, including with regards to consumption of energy and other resources.
On its own, PETRONAS made a long-term commitment in 2007 through its Energy Loss Management (ELM) framework that sets out medium and long-term targets for reducing energy consumption and improving energy efficiency, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, across its operations.
Details of the ELM efforts and results are available in PETRONAS’ Sustainability Report 2009
Issued by
Corporate Communications Department Group Corporate Affairs PETRONAS 26 March 2010
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