Documents

Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Summaries

COG completes greenhouse gas (GHG) community-scale inventories for all 24 local government members, northern Virginia, and metropolitan Washington. These fact sheets present GHG inventory results between 2005 and 2023.

COG FARM Local Food Procurement Challenge Factsheet

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Food and Agriculture Regional Member (FARM) Policy Committee launched the Local Food Procurement Challenge (“the Challenge”) on December 5th, 2025. The Challenge invites member jurisdictions to strategically shift a portion of their existing food budgets toward locally and regionally grown and produced foods, advancing economic resilience, food security, environmental stewardship, and regional agricultural vitality.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories Methodology Guide

Environmental Justice Toolkit

Guidance to policymakers on incorporating social equity, cultural sensitivity, and community health considerations into air quality, climate, and energy planning.

Visualize 2050 National Capital Region Transportation Plan

Final publication and supporting documents for Visualize 2050, the federally required metropolitan transportation plan for the National Capital Region, which was approved by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) in December 2025.

Comprehensive Climate Action Plan

Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (PCAP) for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-MD-VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prepared for the U.S. EPA as a deliverable for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CRPG) Program, section 60114(a) of the Inflation Reduction Act

FARM Policy Committee Community Centric Report 2023-2024

Report (CCR) on COG’s Food and Agriculture Regional Member (FARM) Policy Committee’s progress toward its Two-Year Strategic Plan: 2023 to 2024

MWAQC Resource Guide for Air Quality Action 2025

This report provides a voluntary equity-focused framework to guide air quality improvements in Metropolitan Washington through community-informed strategies and regional collaboration.

Regional Blue Green Infrastructure Community Engagement and Planning Study

Prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, with financial support from the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA). The content reflects the views of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and does not necessarily reflect the views of the HSEMA.

National Capital Region Inland Flood Analysis

This assessment complements previous inland flood analyses by updating the inland flooding component of TPB’s 2024 Transportation System Climate Vulnerability Assessment.