Carbon markets risk penalising Indigenous stewardship, researchers warn
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Carbon markets designed to reward environmental restoration may be unintentionally disadvantaging Indigenous communities who have long protected intact ecosystems, according to new research.
Global coastal sea-level risks may be underestimated, say scientists
Thu 5 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Coastal communities across the Pacific and Southeast Asia could be facing greater sea-level rise risks than previously estimated, researchers say.
Funding first: Genesis reinforces the balance sheet
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Genesis Energy’s $400 million equity raise landed alongside a record first half, but the capital decision rather than the earnings headline is the more revealing signal about how the company intends to navigate the next phase of the build cycle.
Gisborne leads NZ in solar battery uptake as resilience drives demand
Wed 4 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Battery storage is rapidly moving from add-on to mainstream in New Zealand’s residential solar market, with 2025 data showing stark regional differences in uptake, according to new analysis.
‘Expect the unexpected’: Commission calls for long-term modelling to manage extreme weather risk
Wed 4 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealanders must prepare for extreme weather that defies historical patterns, according to the Natural Hazards Commission.
Unusual scarcity drives early 2026 NZU rally
Thu 5 Mar 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | The New Zealand carbon price has recovered since its late 2025 collapse, although the rally is driven by scarcity rather than confidence in market settings.
CARBON PRICE
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Exclusively for subscribers, the Carbon News NZU Index tracks daily movements in the compliance carbon market across multiple trading platforms.
Bidders no-show at carbon auction – again
Tue 3 Mar 2026
By Liz Kivi | As predicted, today’s carbon auction yet again failed to attract any bidders, with NZUs currently trading hands on the secondary market at a 35% discount on this year’s auction floor price.
Carbon auction set to be another non-event
Mon 2 Mar 2026
By Liz Kivi | Tomorrow’s Emissions Trading Scheme auction – the first for 2026 – is set to be a non-event, with secondary market prices more than $25 below this year’s $71 auction floor price.
Carbon price drops as volatility continues
17 Feb 2026
By Liz Kivi | The carbon market is still displaying extreme volatility, with prices dropping back to below $40 yesterday, after trading as high as $46.25 last week.
Global oil and gas prices soar as Iran crisis disrupts shipping, production
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Global oil and gas prices jumped on Tuesday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran halted energy exports from the Middle East, with Tehran attacking ships and energy facilities, closing navigation in the Gulf and forcing production stoppages from Qatar to Iraq.
‘Normal was left in the dust’: El Niño may return this year and make the planet even hotter
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Fears that global temperatures will hit record highs have started to grow, as experts warn El Niño may form later this year.
Trump hates renewables. The Iran war may help them.
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Higher gas prices in Europe and the U.S. could create economic and political incentives for solar, wind, batteries and other clean technology.
Relentless sun and ruthless populists: how the climate crisis will change the next 20 years
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Former diplomat Arthur Snell says a heating planet is accelerating conflict and migration – and fostering a new age of empire. Democracies are dangerously unprepared, he warns.
Nature loss could cost twice as much as the financial crash, leaked report reveals
Thu 5 Mar 2026
ITV News has seen a classified government intelligence report which appears to show some of the most worrying potential impacts of nature loss weren't disclosed to the public.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Thu 5 Mar 2026
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Climate Resilient Communities Fund open for applications
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Media release | Northland Regional Council’s popular Climate Resilience Communities Fund is open for applications.
High-tech flights tackle climate modelling dilemma
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Media release – University of Canterbury | An ongoing challenge in global climate modelling is being addressed by HALO-South a German-Christchurch collaboration.
Pacific climate advocates welcome pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu
27 Feb 2026
Media release – 350.org | Climate advocates across the Pacific will now prepare for the Pre-COP31 meetings in Fiji and Tuvalu, with the Pacific Islands Forum confirming the hosts yesterday.
EDS puts environmental lawmaking under the spotlight
26 Feb 2026
Media Release |The Environmental Defence Society has launched the first in a series of investigative pieces into how environmental laws are being made in Aotearoa New Zealand.
