Green Best Practices Wins Concord Top Climate Action Leader Award

CONCORD, CA — Concord's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, shift to clean energy, and fight climate change, earned the city recognition as a climate action leader.

The Institute for Local Government awarded Concord for local sustainability best practices.
The organization, whose board includes administrators from city governments and agencies, is designed to promote good governance at the local level through resources like its Beacon Program.

Concord is one of only 13 local governments in California to receive the 2025 Beacon Spotlight Award, according to a news release. Beacon Awards are the organization's highest recognition.

The city won a similar prize in 2017. But Concord's blueprint for meeting local and state emission reductions, the Citywide Climate Action Plan, dates back to 2013. The blueprint'sstrategies include opting for renewable energy to power City facilities since 2023, partnering with Sustainable Contra Costa, and piloting electric-powered delivery robots downtown instead of car-based delivery services.

"The City of Concord is proud to lead the way in energy efficiency and promote sustainability in our community,” Mayor Carlyn Obringer said.