Contra Costa County is dedicated to making our communities cleaner and healthier for families, children, and future generations. The County sponsors programs that save money for residents and businesses, improve health and safety, and create jobs for the people who call Contra Costa County home.

Read our latest Sustainability Newsletter (PDF) to learn more about the County’s work on environmental sustainability.

Help Update the County’s Climate Action Plan

Contra Costa County is updating its Climate Action Plan, which outlines the actions the County will take to address our changing climate. We expect the updated Climate Action Plan to be complete in late 2022. In the meantime, we'll be focusing our work in a few key areas. Learn more by reading our Interim Climate Action Work Plan (PDF). 

Learn more about our current Climate Action Plan (PDF) adopted in 2015. 

We held several meetings in September and October, 2020 to learn about community goals and strategies to reduce pollution emissions in our County and be more resilient.  Click here to find presentations and other information for the Climate Action Plan update, and submit your ideas.