Zero Emissions Day
Zero Emissions Day is an annual event celebrated on September 21 to raise awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. It was founded in 2008 by Ken Wallace, a Canadian environmental activist. Since 2017, it has been organized by the Climate Leadership Coalition, Europe’s largest non-profit climate business network.
Zero Emissions Day is chosen because it is the autumnal equinox, which is a time when people are more likely to be thinking about the environment and how they can help protect it. It is also a time when people are more likely to think about the future and how they can make a difference.
Zero Emissions Day is an opportunity to celebrate nature’s beauty and learn about the threats it faces. It is also a time to take action to protect the environment. There are many things that individuals can do to help, such as reducing their consumption of energy, driving less, and using public transportation.
See also: Zero Emissions Coming Soon to Garbage Trucks in the US.
How to celebrate:
- Don’t use energy generated by fossil fuels.
- Minimize the use of electric power.
- Disconnect all non-essential devices at home.
- Switch to renewable energy.
- Explore your carbon footprint with a carbon calculator.
- Offset your carbon with an ethical carbon offset supplier.
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Fun Facts:
- Net zero emissions mean all the greenhouse gasses an individual, business, or country produces. An equivalent amount is removed from the atmosphere.
- The day is organized by Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC), Europe’s largest non-profit climate business network.
- Over 80 countries have committed to obtaining net-zero targets, including the world’s largest emitters China, the United States, the European Union and India.
- Energy efficiency and fuel-switching measures are critical for reducing emissions from transportation.
- Improving the efficiency of food production, changing dietary choices, halting deforestation, restoring degraded lands and reducing food loss and waste will have significant potential to reduce emissions.
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