Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge

The City of Lafayette has partnered with Sustainable Contra Costa to launch a sustainability initiative in our city! This new initiative helps residents learn what steps they can take to reduce their carbon footprint while saving money and building a more resilient community.

Did you know that up to 40% of US greenhouse gas emissions each year come from five basic household activities (transportation, electricity, heating/cooling, food, and waste)? The Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge provides step-by-step actions and resources to reduce our carbon footprint in all five areas. Join your neighbors in taking action to save water, energy, and money together.

It is easy to get started: Create a free profile for your household on the Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge website. Next, select actions that will help reduce your impact! Sustainable Contra Costa has advice on next steps and costs, and can help answer questions.

Lafayette Goals

• Register 500 new households – sign up at CleanerContraCosta.org/Lafayette

•  Reduce our community’s carbon footprint by 250 tons of CO2 through individual and household actions – both big and small

•  Be a leader in Contra Costa County – bring Lafayette to #1 on the leaderboard by the end of the year. Tracking your sustainable actions can bring us to first place!