Mayor Malcolm Brodie of the City of Richmond , British Columbia , and City staff , Peter Russell , Senior Manager of Sustainability , and Alen Postolka , District Energy Manager , discuss how the City ’ s climate actions are transforming Richmond .
A city with its sights firmly set on becoming a leader in the field of sustainability , Richmond , British Columbia , has not only delivered outstanding results but also advanced a novel and replicable model for developing municipal district energy systems . Mayor Malcolm Brodie believes that taking action on climate change is vital due to Richmond ’ s location as an island city that is one metre above sea level . “ Farmers started building dikes over 100 years ago and we ’ ve continued