Live Green Connecticut!
Municipal Actions
Strengthen your community through savings, sustainability, and leadership
When municipalities lead in sustainability, entire communities follow. Connecticut’s municipalities play a critical role in shaping a more sustainable future—and small, practical actions can create meaningful impact.
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When municipalities lead in sustainability, entire communities follow. Connecticut’s municipalities play a critical role in shaping a more sustainable future—and small, practical actions can create meaningful impact. *
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Find Tools and Resources Below
The Live Green Connecticut Municipal Pledge invites towns and cities to take simple, achievable steps across energy, transportation, and waste to strengthen operations, reduce costs, enhance quality of life for residents. and support healthier communities.
Explore the focus areas below, access tools and resources, connect with available resources and partners, and choose actions that align with your goals—then take the pledge to demonstrate your commitment and leadership.
Municipalities that take the pledge by May 29, 2026 will receive a Live Green Certificate and be recognized at the June 3rd Sustainability & EV Showcase in Norwalk .
Municipal Staff: Taking Charge!
Easy ways to bring sustainability into workplace culture.
Request a Live Green speaker for your municipality
Host a lunchtime ride-and-drive or EV education event at your town hall or government center.
Start a Drive Electric Connecticut Chapter in your Municipality
Water conservation
Energy & Buildings: Take Action
Lower costs and improve comfort with smart facility upgrades.
Energy efficiency upgrades that reduce rising energy costs.
Lower carbon footprint by adopting solar and renewable energy.
Nature-based solutions/hard infrastructure improvements to increase resilience.
Explore heat pump solutions for your municipality
Transportation & Fleet: Leadership
Reduce transportation emissions while supporting employees and operations.
Install municipal EV charging for employees and visitors.
Purchase or lease an EV for your municipal fleet.
Create an electrification plan for fleet replacement.
Lower EV charging station risk for the host and users.
Take Responsibility: Be a Cradle to Cradle Municipality
Reduce waste in offices, cafeterias, events, and operations.
Set up composting in break rooms and a composting drop-off at the transfer station.
Set up glass-only containers at the transfer station.
Work with vendors to reduce packaging waste
“The municipal pledge helps Connecticut communities take practical, sustainability actions that engage residents, strengthen operations, and connect municipalities directly with resources and partners.”
How the Pledge Works
Select one or more actions that fit your goals.
Get connected with programs, resources, and partners.
TAKE ACTION!
Submit your pledge form and receive your Pledge to Live Green Certificate.
Share your progress and join with others!