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• Proposed changes to German renewables subsidies branded 'toxic'

  05 February 2013

  Parts of the German environment minister's plans to overhaul the country's renewable energy support scheme would be "toxic" for investment in the sector, experts have warned.

• Number of new CCS projects in pipeline falls – report

  04 February 2013

  The number of large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the pipeline has fallen in recent months, after two in the Netherlands were put on hold and one in the US was cancelled, a survey has revealed.

• California's transportation sector over-complying with low-carbon fuel standard – ARB

  04 February 2013

  Regulated transportation companies are over-complying with California's low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), but potential shortages in future years remain a concern, according to a report by the state's Air Resources Board (ARB).

• Latest shots in solar war fired by US manufacturers

  04 February 2013

  A coalition of solar manufacturers has launched an appeal against what they claim to be a major loophole in penalties on Chinese solar imports to the US.

• Chu to step down as head of US Department of Energy

  01 February 2013

  Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has said that he will step down from his position as head of the US Department of Energy (DOE), as expected.

• Carbon to collapse below €1 if backloading is not agreed – analysts

  01 February 2013

  Carbon prices could fall below €1 ($1.37) and average €2-3 this year if European governments reject a proposal to curb oversupply in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), according to analysts.

• People moves this month

  01 February 2013

  Comings and goings in Environmental Finance this month

• California: America's cap-and-trade crucible

  01 February 2013

  On 1 January, California created the world's second largest carbon trading programme, in a bold experiment that will either set the path for US climate policy in the years to come, or sound the death knell for carbon markets in North America. Gloria Gonzalez and Mark Nicholls report

• EDITORIAL: A return to growth – and resource constraint?

  01 February 2013

  As the economic storm clouds lift, looming resource constraints should be a buy signal for the environmental technology sector, says Mark Nicholls

• Connecticut green bank launches solar PV finance competition

  01 February 2013

  Connecticut's green bank is launching a competition worth up to $10 million to spur investor interest in financing residential solar projects.