The City of Richmond is launching Energize Richmond and is looking for Community Leaders to host climate conversations with their peers. Energize Richmond aims to:

• increase community awareness of energy and climate issues in Richmond
• empower a diverse group of leaders to take action within their communities
• identify new solutions to support those most vulnerable to rising energy costs and the climate crisis

Applying to be a Community Leader is easy and if selected, leaders will be asked to attend one of three online or in-person training sessions to receive the skills to host a climate conversation. Community Leaders will receive access to resources, handy tips, a goals checklist and funding to support discussions and actions. The City is looking for interested parties to convene their communities of interest a number of times over an approximately three to six month period, starting after the training session. 

With the knowledge gained, leaders will play an important role in addressing climate change by engaging others and providing their social networks or community of interest with meaningful pathways for climate action in their day to day lives. Interested participants do not need prior climate change knowledge or climate action experience to be an Energize Richmond Community Leader but are expected to demonstrate they are connected to a group with similar interests such as a church group, school, neighbourhood association, strata corporation, etc.

The application deadline is Monday, November 13, 2023. Leaders will receive a City of Richmond certificate upon completing the program goals.

To apply to become an Energize Richmond Community Leader, visit richmond.ca/EnergizeRichmond