Sustainability
Sustainable practices – those which use resources in an environmentally responsible, socially fair and economically viable manner that ensures their use by future generations – are essential to the long-term health of the travel industry and, by extension, to destinations like Arlington.
The Arlington Convention and Visitors Service is dedicated to supporting and leveraging sustainability-related initiatives of the Arlington County Government, Virginia Government and local hospitality-related businesses to meet current visitor usage needs and ensure the use of tourism resources by future generations.
Arlington County’s Community Energy Plan (CEP) will set our destination on a path to becoming completely carbon neutral by 2050. Some of the plan's goals include:
- 100% of Arlington’s electricity will be from renewable sources by 2035
- Arlington County Government operations will achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025
- Energy equity will be considered during the implementation of the Plan
Click on the link for more information on Arlington's sustainability efforts and green tourism initiatives in Virginia.
