Arlington has achieved its goal of 100% renewable electricity use at all County facilities, two years ahead of schedule. The facilities include County-owned buildings, streetlights and traffic signals, leased facilities and the Water Pollution Control Plant. Arlington County has committed to be carbon neutral by 2050 as part of its Community Energy Plan (CEP).

Arlington is one of 122 global cities and counties named a Climate Action Leader by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2022 A-List, and one of just 36 cities in the United States with this distinction. CDP recognized Arlington County for ambition, leadership, and transparency on climate action. Only 12% of cities and counties that were scored in 2022 received an A score.

It’s no secret that Arlington is an innovative and forward-thinking community. Our business community is technologically advanced and thrives in some of the most highly sought-after industries, but one of the ways in which Arlington is leading the way - one that ultimately benefits us all – is in sustainability.

Fresh Impact Farms, Arlington's only commercial farm, is calling its rapidly-growing enterprise of urban hydroponic growing "the future of farming."

Arlington County is the first jurisdiction in Virginia to serve up an innovative financing deal using private sector funding so businesses can become more sustainable.

On March 1, Governor Ralph Northam recognized Arlington small business Fresh Impact Farms and announed that they would become the recipient of Arlington’s first ever Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund grant from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).