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County of Alameda

Beacon Participant Profile

About Alameda County

  • Incorporated: 1853
  • Population: 1.638 million (2015)
  • Area: 821 square miles

Climate Action Activities

Climate Action Resources

Awards

Cross-Agency Collaboration in Climate Adaptation Leadership & Innovation Award (2021)

Silver Level Beacon Award (2019)

Agency Energy Savings

  • Gold Level, 13% (2018)

Agency Natural Gas Savings

  • Silver Level, 5% (2018)

Agency Greenhouse Gas Reductions

  • Platinum Level, 27% (2021)
  • Gold Level, 14% (2017)

Community Greenhouse Gas Reductions

  • Gold Level, 14% (2019)

Sustainability Best Practices

  • Platinum Level (2019)
Case Story

Alameda County – Planning for a Healthy Future

For the past decade, Alameda County has been bringing its vision of a healthy environment and thriving population to life through the County’s Climate Action Plan for Government Services and Operations.

In 2021, Alameda County received the inaugural Beacon Leadership and Innovation Award for cross-agency collaboration in climate resilience and adaptation for its Air Quality Communications Protocol.

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