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Who's selling the ETS to the people paying for it?

1 Jun 12 - While the world is watching the economic crises deepen in Europe, in Cologne, Germany, another large group of interested stakeholders is gathering to discuss the future and viability of the world’s...

Back again next week ...

25 May 12 - We have no market commentary from Carbon Market Solutions this week, but it will be back next week.

NZ facing the KP2 question

18 May 12 - At the Durban climate change talks last year, Japan, Canada and Russia announced that they would not sign up to Kyoto Protocol 2.

Foresters should have their say on new rules

4 May 12 - While forestry talks at the 2011 UN climate change summit in Durban focused predominantly on the reduction of deforestation through mechanisms such as REDD and REDD+, there were other changes...

Obama warms to climate change action

27 Apr 12 - United States President Barack Obama has recently voiced his intention to address climate change issues during the up-coming election cycle, after criticism from environmentalists who have been...

Demand will stall if agriculture delay goes ahead

20 Apr 12 - The Government’s proposal to further delay bringing agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme could have serious consequences in the carbon markets, Carbon Market Solutions says

Important steps in ETS proposals

13 Apr 12 - Changes the Government is proposing to the Emissions Trading Scheme could have important consequences for those participating in the ETS, says Carbon Market Solutions – especially plans to limit the...

Policy uncertainty makes for a foggy market

5 Apr 12 - The New Zealand Government has confirmed that it is considering changes to the current Emissions Trading Scheme, and that the law and policy could be changed this year.

Europe acts to right the ship

30 Mar 12 - The carbon market is not in the state that was predicted a few years ago, Carbon Market Solutions says.

ETS signs good for Asia-Pacific pact

23 Mar 12 - While most news about the international carbon market has been discouraging lately, there is still optimism within the Asia-Pacific region, Carbon Market Solutions says.

Cap on CER numbers 'never been more important'

16 Mar 12 - February and March saw optimism return to the New Zealand carbon market as good news from Europe helped float prices above $8 a unit.

NZ yet to decide on Kyoto stance

9 Mar 12 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is working towards an agreement to sign on to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, set to start on January 1 – and the rule changes could have...

Australian election poses ETS problems

2 Mar 12 - A big event in the future of the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme will be the introduction of the Australian carbon tax flexible pricing period in 2015, Carbon Market Solutions says.

Europe's airline rules stir controversy

24 Feb 12 - Carbon Market Solutions says that the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme has now included aviation in its emissions reduction sectors in a move fraught with controversy and disagreement.

Tasman ETS links will have impact here

17 Feb 12 - Australian’s Carbon Pricing Mechanism will enter its flexible pricing stage in 2015. Carbon Market Solutions looks at the likely impact on carbon prices in New Zealand.

Why CERs are best bet in the long run

10 Feb 12 - The price of NZUs remains low – partly because of the effects of CERs on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, Carbon Market Solutions reports.

Where Europe goes, we go ...

3 Feb 12 - The European Union is so critical to the outlook for carbon prices for the next year that we’re looking at the issue again this week, Carbon Market Solutions says.

Waiting a year could be worth it

27 Jan 12 - After a tumultuous 2011, carbon market outlook for 2012 is foggier than expected.

ETS safe, but where do we go from here?

20 Jan 12 - The results from the Durban conference on climate change have been hailed as a breakthrough for climate negotiations - and derided as a step back in Kyoto goals.

It's a platform, it's a roadmap ... it's something

16 Dec 11 - Expectations were low, risks were high, and the politics were volatile as government representatives met in Durban, South Africa, for international climate change negotiations earlier this month.

9 Dec 11  Hope ahead as market hits lowest ebb

2 Dec 11  China key to future of carbon trading

18 Nov 11  National digs in over ETS agriculture

11 Nov 11  Where Labour and Greens stand on carbon trading

21 Oct 11  Why we need to ban industrial CERs soon

14 Oct 11  Abbott will eat his words, says CMS

7 Oct 11  Search starts for CDM replacement

23 Sep 11  Number of positives in ETS review

16 Sep 11  Climate drives transport changes

9 Sep 11  Rugby World Cup more than a load of rubbish

2 Sep 11  Tasman carbon trade still a long way off

26 Aug 11  What China does is vitally important

19 Aug 11  The situation will improve ... sometime

12 Aug 11  ETS report has a couple of surprises

29 Jul 11  Are land prices too high for carbon investment?

22 Jul 11  What's in the Australian carbon tax for New Zealand?

15 Jul 11  Why it's better to sell NZUs at home

8 Jul 11  Big is not always best

1 Jul 11  Market confusion sees prices at a low

24 Jun 11  All's not well after Bonn climate talks

17 Jun 11  Wind generation needs a helping hand

10 Jun 11  We might have to live with a Kyoto gap

3 Jun 11  Hopes dim for safe emissions levels

27 May 11  No danger of Australia leading the world

20 May 11  Weaker NZUs demand comes as surprise

13 May 11  Market eyes Japan's nuclear plans

6 May 11  Why the ETS needs transparency

29 Apr 11  ETS review predictable so far

21 Apr 11  China on a clean energy roll

15 Apr 11  Geo-engineering might best be done by UN

8 Apr 11  Firms under pressure to manage carbon

1 Apr 11  EU emissary talks aviation

25 Mar 11  Will dialogue influence the outcome of the review?

18 Mar 11  Fukushima drama affects carbon price

11 Mar 11  Illiquidity is the word of the day

4 Mar 11  Australia will get over carbon tax drama

25 Feb 11  South Korea to set up carbon scheme

18 Feb 11  Aussie scheme could be lucrative for NZ carbon sellers

11 Feb 11  Europe CER ban might affect our ETS

4 Feb 11  ETS adds to the confusion

10 Dec 10  NZ sellers caught on the hop, says trader

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