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Claire Roumet
13 posts on the Energy Cities Blog
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The youth revolution
I am not very fond of articles flaunting their author’s personal life. Yet, what I will remember from this January is the day my daughter asked me to sign an authorisation to march…for the climate.
She is 14 and cannot skip school without (...)
By Claire Roumet, on 11 February 2019 | 08h27 | 230 visits Read more >>
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Policy brief: A call for local liberties
A battle of figures and concepts is being fought in Brussels and the UN negotiations. Now is the time to translate the Paris agreement into practical action. There are those in favour of net-zero emissions, of negative emissions, of the utopian (...)
By Claire Roumet, on 16 October 2018 | 10h14 | 843 visits Read more >>
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Summer homework : What do cities need ?
Tradition dictates that we take Summer workbooks with us to the beach. This year however, it’s just as school is starting up again that we need you to hand in your homework!
In the dog days of Summer, we received a panicked request from the (...)
By Claire Roumet, on 10 September 2018 | 08h04 | 606 visits Read more >>
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Air, Climate, Energy: all responsible
A hotchpotch of players
On 17th May, the cities of Paris, Brussels and Madrid lodged a complaint with the European Court of Justice against the Commission for giving the car industry a right to pollute (Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards (...)
By Claire Roumet, on 31 May 2018 | 09h55 | 696 visits Read more >>
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Like a too long winter
The energy climate reminds me of the present weather conditions: a long, almost never-ending winter seems to go on and on. The sky clears for a moment and then back to heavy showers. You may object that this is normal weather in March; but it’s (...)
By Claire Roumet, on 6 April 2018 | 15h48 | 1273 visits Read more >>
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What we achieved in 2015
The IEA’ World energy outlook showed evidence for the worldwide take-off of renewable energy. The forecasted energy future is clearly sustainable. The list of very positive moves is long. A few highlights:
The Divest movement started to dry out (...)
By Claire Roumet, on 18 December 2015 | 09h26 | 1138 visits Read more >>
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