Advocacy for Renewed Local Government Climate Action Program Funding

Key Outcomes Supported Through CARIP and LGCAP Funding Under direction from Council, staff have dedicated provincial climate action funding to advance the following programs and initiatives across buildings, transportation, civic operations and the circular economy: e Electric Vehicle (EV)-Ready Bylaws — completion of 4,100 new parking spaces to support the installation of EV chargers. Richmond’s Bylaws, which have been widely adopted in BC, require EV-ready infrastructure in new buildings, future-proofing development and significantly reducing the cost of installing EV chargers. e Expansion of the public EV charging network — expansion of71 City-owned public EV chargers that have delivered over 3,600 MWh of electricity (powering 18 million kilometres of near-zero GHG mobility) have supported strong EV adoption in Richmond. As of January 2026, almost 9 per cent of vehicles registered in Richmond are zero- emission vehicles. e Circular economy — nationally recognized initiatives that continue to deliver results at no added cost to the City; low-carbon concrete reduced embodied carbon by 20 per cent using 30 per cent recycled aggregate. Asphalt recycling reused 6,000 tonnes of material, reduced embodied carbon by 32 per cent, and avoided over 275 tCO2e. e Step Code — policy implementation that has resulted in more than 1,300 housing units, totaling 2.8 million ft? of floor area, being built to higher energy-efficiency and lower- GHG requirements. After eight years of implementation, the average new home in Richmond useshalf the energy and produces one-fifth the GHG emissions of homes built before Step Code adoption. e Building energy benchmarking and reporting — participation from more than 1,900 buildings representing over 15 million ft’, providing building owners with information to identify retrofit opportunities, improve performance and comfort, and reduce operating costs and emissions. ¢ Corporate Energy Management programs — implementation of energy management initiatives that have reduced GHG emissions from civic facilities by 35 per cent and fleet emissions by 48 per cent, while lowering operating costs. Additional details on initiatives supported by LGCAP are provided in Attachment 2.

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