City of Richmond

The City of Richmond is committed to energy management best practices, through policies and actions that place energy conservation and efficiency as high priorities in the planning and operation of all of the City’s facilities. Energy management best practices are also achieved through the incorporation of sustainable energy technologies in new and existing facilities energy systems. The City of Richmond’s energy initiatives are a part of the Sustainability Framework that has been developed to establish sustainability goals and priorities in nine key areas, which includes sustainable resource use and climate prepared city. Aligned with the Sustainability Framework, the City of Richmond is a signatory of the British Columbia Climate Action Charter, and has set reduction targets of 10% and 33% reduction in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions respectively by 2020 from 2007 levels. Our island City is located within one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Every department and business unit at the City is in some way involved in the community and the global effort to be more sustainable and reduce our environmental impact. The Sustainability Framework adopted by the City in 2010 is helping to coordinate and foster these efforts, measure their success and set new benchmarks. The Framework has guided the development of Richmond’s 2041 Official Community Plan. A key component of the plan is the Ecological Network in which larger ‘hubs”, smaller “sites” and interconnecting corridors may act to conserve and connect natural and semi-natural areas within our urban and agricultural setting.