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Rai, one of the deadliest typhoons to strike the SE Asian nation, destroyed homes, flooded towns, severed power and communications lines and displaced hundreds of thousands
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The Democratic senator's decision not to back Biden's signature domestic policy bill, known as Build Back Better, threatens measures to expand the social safety net and tackle climate change
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Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208 -police
There are 52 people who are still missing, as relief efforts continue following one of the deadliest typhoons to have struck the Southeast Asian country
In 2021, governments blew hot on 1.5C goal, colder on climate action
Support for the goal to keep global warming to 1.5C has won fresh political backing in 2021 - but it remains out of reach
Brazil's oil auction raises $2 billion as Total, Shell pile in
Despite climate pressures, Brazil auctioned off two of its oilfields to boost the country's production, a move seen by some as a test of the government's climate promises
New climate classes seek to teach Indian students green habits
As Maharashtra suffers more extreme weather, officials plan to launch the first school curriculum in an Indian state on climate change impacts and cutting carbon
World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge - IEA
The IEA says global power generation from coal was expected to increase 9% in 2021 driven by a rapid economic recovery
Typhoon Rai weakens after pummelling central Philippines
Rai, which at one point intensified into a category 5 storm, the highest classification, toppled power and communication lines, complicating disaster response