The eighth annual Smog Summit will provide Federal, Provincial and Municipal government leaders with the opportunity to announce new initiatives that commit to reducing smog, air pollution and greenhouse gases.

Mow Down Pollution will take place between April 19 – 29th at 160 Home Depot locations across Canada. Bring in your old polluting gas lawn mowers to be retired and properly recycled and receive up to $100 to purchase a new environmentally friendly alternative – push-reel or low emission lawnmowers or trimmers, at The Home Depot.

This is a week of global trade finance meetings including a major new conference and specialist workshops.

The program for the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo will focus on Fuels and Fueling, Policy, Vehicle Emissions and Vehicles and Technologies.

Resources for the Future hosts an Academic Seminar Series that provides an opportunity for outside scholars to present their latest research at RFF. The title of this seminar is “Captial Investments in Power Generation Sector and the Uncertainty of CO2 Emissions Regulations.”

This year’s event will reflect on, amongst other major issues, the opening up of the EU emissions trading scheme to the global carbon markets.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Penn State’s Visible Emissions Training Program, also known as Smoke School, offers opacity training for people who want to become certified “smoke readers.”

Join other forward thinking organizations in this practical workshop and learn the tools to assess your greenhouse gas impacts, and prioritize actions for cutting purchasing-related emissions.

The Banff World Television Festival is the world’s most important television content creation event.

To do your part for the environment, you can chose to fly carbon-neutral to the Banff World Television Festival by offsetting your flight.