Samuel Roumeau

Samuel Roumeau is passionate about the new forms of interaction at the local level. He names his main challenge as seeing how collaborative models can respond to very concrete local issues and enable people to live better together. Simple but not easy!

What if Cities Led the Fight Against Climate Change?

The decision by President Trump to withdraw the USA – the world’s biggest per capita polluter – from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change is undoubtedly a set-back to a unified global response to climate change. However, the response by US cities, along with states, businesses and citizens has been truly inspiring. More than 300 American “Climate Mayors” have committed to “adopt, honor and uphold Paris Climate Agreement goals.”

July 21, 2017