Richmond Climate and Nature Strategy

In developing our new draft Richmond Climate and Nature Strategy (2025 to 2030), we conducted a series of resident, community, and stakeholder workshops throughout 2024 and 2025. These workshops aimed to capture the views of people who live, work, and study in the borough. 

We launched our public engagement platform, inviting participation through surveys and an interactive map. You can view the feedback we received from this initial consultation stage, which ended on Tuesday 31 December 2024, in the feedback section of the platform.

We also launched a ‘Climate Community Reporter’ scheme to extend our outreach by working in partnership with the community. This initiative aims to encourage valuable dialogue and gather insights to inform the new strategy.

Helps us shape our new strategy

Our new draft Richmond Climate and Nature Strategy (2025 to 2030) is open for public consultation until Monday 5 May 2025.

The new draft strategy addresses the ecological challenges our borough faces, aiming to to accelerate our pathway towards becoming a Net Zero borough by 2043. It also focuses on enhancing our adaptation and resilience towards the effects of climate change.

Community input is vital, and we are committed to keeping the views, concerns, and priorities of our residents and partners at the heart of what we deliver. 

Complete the consultation

Climate Community Reporters

We commissioned an external independent 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 18 residents were selected to represent the diversity our borough brings. The aim was to explore what climate change means to our residents and where greater support is needed

The Climate Community Reporters enabled a rich independent dialogue in our neighbourhoods, highstreets, community centres, and open spaces – exploring awareness and appetite for individual and collective responsibility. It enabled a more systemic exploration of the barriers and opportunities facing our residents, the role of the council, how our collective action is interwoven, and opportunities to work better together. 

The Climate Community Reporter final report was published in February 2025.

Richmond Sustainability Forum

Anyone living or working in Richmond with an interest in sustainability is invited to join the Richmond Sustainability Forum. The forum met for the first time in November 2023, and then in June and November 2024.

Details of the next forum:

• Date: Wednesday 26 March
• Time: 6 to 7.30pm
• Location: The Coach House at Orleans House Gallery

Register your attendance for the next Richmond Sustainability Forum.

Keep up to date

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