Richmond joins hundreds of cities declaring a 'climate emergency'

The City of Richmond has joined Vancouver in a global movement of cities declaring a climate emergency.
While the declaration is symbolic, Richmond councillors also asked staff to create aggressive new targets for greenhouse gas emission limits and a comprehensive plan to achieve them.
“In Richmond, we are living in a climate emergency that requires direct action to have our city staff and citizens work to support climate strategies that make us consistent using policies and our day-to-day