Community Energy & Emissions Plan

Community Energy & Emissions Plan 2050

Richmond’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) 2050 includes multiple actions within eight strategic directions that together will set Richmond on a path to achieve 50% reduction in community GHG emissions by 2030, and reach net zero emissions by 2050. The plan was adopted by City Council on Feb 14, 2022.

Climate Action Programs

The Climate Action Programs document highlights the City’s varied plans, strategies and actions that directly and indirectly address climate change issues in Richmond. As a community made up of islands located in the Fraser River’s estuary, the City of Richmond was one of the first municipalities to establish itself as a national climate action leader.

A History of Community Energy & Emissions Plans

• 2021 Summer: Community Energy and Emissions Plan 2050
  Public engagement, phase 3
• 2019 Fall: Advancing Richmond’s Climate Leadership: 50x30 campaign
  Public engagement, phase 2
• 2019 Spring: Advancing Richmond’s Climate Leadership: 50x30 campaign
  Public engagement, phase 1
• 2019 March: Richmond City Council declared a climate emergency in response to the urgent call set out by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
• 2017: Community Energy and Emissions Plan - 2017 Energy Action Report Update released.
• 2015: Community Energy and Emissions Plan - 2015 Energy Action Report Update released
• 2014: Council adopted the original 2014 Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP), which had the goal of reducing emissions by 80% by 2050
  
  

Climate Action Leadership

The City is a leader in climate change actions. For over a decade, we have been actively implementing climate change mitigation and adaption measures (such as dikes) which will protect Richmond from current projections of climate change impacts out to 2100.

Reports to Council

Date	Report	Agenda Item #	Meeting Minutes
Feb 7, 2022	Community Energy and Emissions Plan 2050	1	Minutes
Jan 20, 2020	Community Energy and Emissions Plan 2020-2050 Directions	1	Minutes
Mar 18, 2019	Accelerating Local Action on Climate Change: Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) Renewal	3	Minutes