By: Sani Firmansyah and Natalia Trita Agnika

The issue of global warming is currently hotly discussed because its effects are already being felt. This is also the case in the city of Bandung, where the temperature is getting hotter. To raise awareness of this issue, Bumi Panda invited a number of students from various schools in Bandung to learn about global warming and renewable energy. Renewable energy sources are environmentally friendly energy sources that do not pollute the environment and do not contribute to climate change and global warming.

One of the activities carried out on Sunday (14/06) was to visit the Hydroelectric Power Plant (PLTA) in Dago Bengkok, Bandung. There, the students were shown the fact that electrical energy can also be generated in an environmentally friendly way. "Electrical energy is not only generated by coal and petroleum, but can also be generated by water. The water current rotates the turbine of the generator to produce renewable electrical energy," explained Pak Sandi, Officer of Dago Bengkok Hydroelectric Power Plant, Bandung.

After visiting Dago Bengkok Hydropower Plant, the students headed to Bumi Panda to learn more about global warming and renewable energy. At WWF-Indonesia's Environmental Education House, the students were shown an animated movie entitled "Banyu Menyalakan Kota". Through the story, the students gained an understanding of the importance of saving the use of electrical energy. The movie also conveys the message that if humans are not wise in using energy, more and more emission gases will be formed and cause the greenhouse effect which is harmful to the preservation of nature.

On this occasion, the students were also introduced to the global movement, ""Earth Hour"". This public movement seeks to invite people to be wise in using electrical energy. "I once participated in turning off the lights at home during Earth Hour," exclaimed Nasya, one of the students participating in the activity.

The students were then invited to make a lamp that can glow in the dark (Glow In The Dark). By utilizing used items such as bottles and plastics, the children began to paint their creations with special paints. After participating in a series of activities with Bumi Panda, the students realized the importance of saving energy and gained knowledge about renewable electrical energy. This is in line with energy conservation efforts intensified through the ""Earth Hour"" movement.