Zero Emissions Day
Solar panels and wind turbines generate electricity without emmiting grennhouse gases. Now, they are also competitive in price. Photograph credit: ssuaphotos/Shutterstock.com.
Date: September, 21st.
Origin: a Website calling for a global moratorium on fossil fuel combustion (March 21, 2008).
Purpose: "Giving our planet one day off a year" with a 24 hour moratorium on the use of fossil fuels.
Reference:
http://zeroemissionsday.org/