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    Top 5 Posts for November 2018

    December 7, 2018 By Benjamin Dills
    Coal Ship South Africa

    China is installing more renewable energy capacity than any other country in the world. At the same time, its energy market is so large that the coal power capacity it is installing is equal to the entire U.S. coal fleet and is supporting high polluting coal projects in developing countries. Evan Barnard reports on this dichotomy in November’s most read post.

    While the Trump administration has made a strong break from many of the Obama administration’s policies, in many ways it has maintained its predecessor’s progress on wildlife trafficking. Johan Bergenas dives into the details of the administrations’ wildlife trafficking policies in the month’s second most read post.

    The third and fourth most read posts of the month focus on how cities’ policies impact their resilience, for better or for worse. Beijing is missing the opportunity to address its water challenges through recycling, writes Danielle Neighbour. And cities around the world are cracking down on informal food sellers and market stalls, depriving many citizens of their livelihood and undermining the resilience of the urban poor, report Caroline Wanjiku Kihato and Mike Rogan.

    Finally, in a post recognizing the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, Wim Zwijnenburg analyzes the ways that armed conflict can harm the natural environment, destroying resources and natural capital that can support communities after the conflict comes to a close, and makes the case for an inclusive and environmental protection approach to peacebuilding.

    1. Not Practicing What It Preaches: China Invests Heavily in Renewable Energy While Exporting Low-Efficiency Coal Power Plants to Developing Countries by Evan Barnard

    2. Trump Builds Upon Obama’s Fight Against Illegal Wildlife Trafficking by Johan Bergenas

    3. Recycled Water Could Solve Beijing’s Water Woes, But Implementation Falls Short by Danielle Neighbour

    4. Resilient Cities Need to Support the Informal Economy: Millions of Overlooked Working Poor by Caroline Wanjiku Kihato & Mike Rogan

    5. Environmental Security in Times of Armed Conflict by Wim Zwijnenburg

    Photo Credit: Paros Seas at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), located in Richards Bay harbour, South Africa, March, 2013, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user Ossewa.

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