Richmond Climate Emergency Strategy

In 2024 we will be working on an updated Richmond Climate Emergency Strategy to address the ecological challenges we are facing as a borough, accelerate our pathway towards becoming a Net Zero borough by 2043, and build our adaptation and resilience towards the effects of climate change. 

This will build on our original strategy, published in 2019,when we declared a climate emergency.

The new strategy is expected to cover 2025 to 2030, to bring us up to our 2030 target to be a Carbon Neutral Council.

There will be a number of ways to get involved to help shape the new draft strategy, as well as a formal consultation.

Help us shape our new Climate Strategy

Help us shape a new Climate Strategy for Richmond for 2025 to 2030 so we can effectively respond to the ecological challenges we are facing as a borough.

We are seeking the views of people who live, work and study in Richmond Borough.

Visit the public engagement platform to respond to the consultation before Tuesday 31 December 2024.

Once the new draft strategy is presented at the Environment Committee in February 2025 a formal consultation on this new draft strategy will follow.

Climate Community Reporters

We will be working with an external partner to develop a method of capturing stories and insights from around the borough to help shape our strategy. Based on a ‘community reporter’ methodology around 18 to 20 residents will be selected to represent the diversity our borough brings. The aim is to explore what climate change means to our residents and where greater support is needed.

Find out more about becoming a Climate Community Reporter.

Richmond Sustainability Forum

Anyone living or working in Richmond with an interest in sustainability is invited to join the Richmond Sustainability Forum. This first met in Patch, Twickenham in November 2023, and again at Orleans House Gallery in June 2024.

Details of the next meeting:

Date: Monday 18 November
Time: 6 to 7.30pm
Location: Patch, Twickenham
Booking: Book via Eventbrite

At this meeting, we will update the forum on our plans for the new Richmond Climate Emergency Strategy and ways to get involved.

Keep up to date

For the latest information on the development of the new strategy, please sign up for our monthly Climate eNewsletter.