Germany Cancels Trio of Climate Programs amid Funding Shortfall - SPIEGEL ONLINE

As prices for carbon emissions continue to languish, Berlin is planning to cancel some key subsidy programs aimed at increasing reliance on renewable energies. Germany and other European countries seem uninterested in fixing the problem.

One more blast of winter; 27 cms of snow so far | CTV Montreal News

Heavy snowfall took its toll on southern Quebec Tuesday, with more than 10 cm of snow falling before dawn, and 27 centimetres of snow falling by 4:30 p.m. An additional 5 to 10 centimetres of snow is expected to fall before the storm passes through.

California Cap-and-Trade Funds Proposed for Green Bank - Bloomberg

California should start a state-run bank to finance economic development that’s less polluting and more environmentally friendly, financed by auctions of greenhouse-gas carbon credits, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom said.

EU carbon could retest record lows this week: analysts - News - Point Carbon

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters Point Carbon) – European carbon prices could retest historic lows this week amid new concerns about Europe’s debt crisis and as governments continue to flood the market with permits, analysts said on Tuesday, prompting them to cut price forecasts.