Emissions Reporting

The City of Richmond has completed the  2018 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) Public Report, and  2018 Carbon Neutral Progress Report, as required by the Province of BC. The City expects to achieve Carbon Neutral corporate operations recognition as per Provincial reporting framework for 2018, which is typically awarded by the Green Communities Committee in September. 

The CARIP report summarizes actions taken in 2018 and proposed for 2019 to reduce corporate and community-wide energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as summarize other general sustainability related initiatives. The Carbon Neutral Progress Report indicates corporate operations emissions values for 2018 and quantified carbon credits, which are used to offset corporate emissions to achieve Carbon Neutrality. 

The City is proud to have completed the carbon credit quantification of the Sun Hor Lum (Northeast Bog) Conservation Area Preservation for the 2018 reporting period. This property contains some of the last remnants of the natural Richmond Lesser Lulu Island Bog habitat located in Richmond, and the northeast portion was purchased in 2011 to ensure its preservation and carbon storage capacity. Quantifying this type of land and conservation activity is a first in BC, and clearly demonstrates the added value that preserving this type of habitat provides. The project provided the City with over 3,800 tonnes of emission credits to offset corporate emissions.

For further information on the 2018 CARIP Report, and the GHG emission reduction actions please see the following documents or contact Levi Higgs.

 2018 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) Public Report
 2018 Carbon Neutral Progress Report
 2018 Contracted Emissions Estimation Report
 2018 Carbon Credit Information - Organics Diversion Metro Vancouver DRAFT Report
 2018 Carbon Credit Information - Option 2 Project Plan Northeast Bog Conservation
 2018 Carbon Credit Information - Option 2 Third Party Verification Form Northeast Bog Conservation
 2018 Carbon Credit Information - Northeast Bog Conservation Quantification Report
 2018 Carbon Credit Information - Northeast Bog Conservation Methodology Report
 2018 Carbon Credit Information - Northeast Bog Conservation Third Party Verification Report

2012-2017 Reporting Documents