Markets: Analysis
Back below $4
18 Oct 2013
NZUs edged under $4 yesterday, finishing the day at $3.95, OMFinancial reports.
Rally continues at home and abroad
17 Oct 2013
Good volume is trading through NZUs at present, with a bid at $4 soaking it up, OMFinancial reports.
Buyers ambivilent about NZUs
16 Oct 2013
Spot NZUs traded $4 on the close last night, OMFinancial reports.
Spot NZUs get active
15 Oct 2013
We saw some good two-way activity with spot NZUs yesterday, with buyers stepping in at $4.20 and to meet the fresh selling in the market, OMFinancial reports.
Large sellers absent from market
14 Oct 2013
NZUs finished closed at $4.25 on CommTrade on Friday, OMFinancial reports.
International update
11 Oct 2013
Westpac's carbon analysts cast their eyes across the international carbon markets.
Why the Government might not auction units
11 Oct 2013
The Government has been very quiet on the whole auctioning process, and the market belives it's just a matter of time before it does auction enough NZUs to placate all buyers, says OMFinancial
NZU-EUR spread widens
10 Oct 2013
The NZU market has seen a consolidation in prices around the $NZ4.00 level, while any flow coming to market is dictating short-term market direction of NZUs in what remains an illiquid market, Westpac reports.
Switching where the action is
10 Oct 2013
The local market continued to consolidate yesterday around the $4.20 mark, OMFinancial reports.
Flow of credits from small sellers
9 Oct 2013
The local market traded up to $4.30 yesterday on light volume, OMFinancial reports.
Chance to buy 'decent' volumes of NZUs
8 Oct 2013
NZUs traded at $4.20 yesterday, with some volume starting to appear on both sides, OMFinancial reports.
Still a good time to buy
7 Oct 2013
NZUs held the $4 level last week, finishing at $4.20, OMFinancial reports.
Govt still silent on auctioning credits
4 Oct 2013
The Government says it has made no decisions yet on the auctioning of carbon credits.
What is NZ doing to help Pacific?
4 Oct 2013
CARBON MARKET SOLUTIONS continues its look at what New Zealand is doing to help its Pacific island neighbours adapt to climate change:
NZUs sell in the low $4 range
4 Oct 2013
The New Zealand NZU market continued to consolidate yesterday in the low $4.00 region. OMFinancial reports:
Europe shows where we're heading
3 Oct 2013
NZUs seem to have consolidated in the low-$4 region, and look to be setting a short-term base here, OMFinancial reports.
Market down on light volume
2 Oct 2013
Once again, the domestic NZU market was a little soft yesterday, due to the demand side of the market getting a little thin, OMFinancial reports.
Lack of motivation on domestic market
1 Oct 2013
It was a quiet day yesterday, with very little action in our domestic carbon markets, OMFinancial reports.
Small action in the market
30 Sep 2013
It was a quiet day on Friday, with some small action in spot NZUs and ERUs, OMFinancial reports.
Market watches and waits
27 Sep 2013
Spot NZUs consolidated yesterday at $4.50. OMFinancial reports:
Quiet day for market
25 Sep 2013
A quiet day for spot NZUs, and the market felt more offered than bid at current levels, OMFinancial reports.
Buy the dips
25 Sep 2013
Before even contemplating supply in the carbon market, you have to ask yourself this question: what is the purpose for having an ETS?
NZUs on a high
20 Sep 2013
Spot NZUs look to close the week at the high for the year. OMFinancial reports:
Are we doing our bit? It seems not
20 Sep 2013
Our previous opinion piece considered the increasing impacts of climate change on small island countries, such as our Pacific neighbours, but which also apply to other small island countries such as those in the Caribbean, and also to low-lying coastal areas.
Crunching the numbers
20 Sep 2013
Westpac takes a look at the Ministry for the Environment's 2012 Facts and Figures report on the Emissions Trading Scheme, and analyses the potential impact on prices.
Market heads higher
13 Sep 2013
Nearly 100k of NZU spot traded at $4.00 yesterday as the market went from $4 offered to $4 bid. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs higher in light trading
6 Sep 2013
Spot NZUs closed higher yesterday as selling dissipated and the bid tone returned. OMFinancial reports:
Banker cautious in face of jumpy market
30 Aug 2013
Carbon has been so volatile this week that for several days Westpac did not publish prices.
ANALYSIS: Australians' vote will affect carbon market
30 Aug 2013
The 2013 Federal Election in Australia will have a significant impact on Australian carbon markets, regardless of who wins, Westpac says.
Why the Pacific problem will not go away
30 Aug 2013
While we here in New Zealand are worried about our pay checks and the next iphone due to emerge shortly, some thought needs to go out to our Pacific neighbours, says Carbon Market Solutions.
Spot NZUs hold and forward curve tightens
30 Aug 2013
Spot NZUs closed at $4.50 yesterday; it was reasonably well bid at $4.50 and was given there on the close. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs on path to $5
23 Aug 2013
Spot NZUs have at a 22-month high - and are predicted to hit $5 before long.
NZUs owners hang on for $7 a tonne
23 Aug 2013
Holders of NZUs are holding out for $7 a tonne, says OMFinancial carbon chief Nigel Brunel.
Prices firming in Europe
23 Aug 2013
So much for our call the European market would correct; it has continued to firm.
NZUs rally but volume still light
23 Aug 2013
Over the past two weeks the New Zealand Unit (NZU) price has traded from mid NZD2s to over NZD5, Westpac reports.
Australia draws the battle lines
16 Aug 2013
There’s a carbon battle going on over the Tasman in the lead-up to that country’s general election.
Low volumes, but market buoyant
16 Aug 2013
European carbon remains buoyant ahead of a holiday across much of Europe today. OMFinancial reports:
NZ market firm
15 Aug 2013
European carbon remains buoyant ahead of a holiday across much of Europe tomorrow, OMF reports.
Support grows for restrictions
9 Aug 2013
In addition to Labour MP Moana Mackey’s bill, sitting in the ballot box waiting to be drawn, there is a growing chorus of support for partially restricting the use of ERUs and CERs in the New Zealand ETS from now. OMFinancial reports:
Aussie emitters await election outcome
9 Aug 2013
Australia's Federal election has been September 7 and the outcome will determine the fate of the Carbon Price Mechanism, but in the meantime, the business of compliance goes on. Westpac reports:
Supply down, prices up
2 Aug 2013
Supply of ERUs has dried up over the past couple of weeks so prices have moved higher. OMFinancial reports:
European carbon extends gains
26 Jul 2013
The European market is having a stellar run, in particular EUAs, which had their ninth straight gain, something that hasn’t been seen for five years. OMFinancial reports:
EUAs hit three-week high
26 Jul 2013
European carbon prices are firmer across the board this week, with Dec13 EUAs, ERUs and CERs all stronger, Westpac reports.
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19 Jul 2013
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Light trading in EUAs
12 Jul 2013
EUAs closed down 6 per cent for the week, as light volumes and a lack of buying activity from the utilities saw the market give back all the gains made since the market intervention plan was backed by the European Union Parliament, OMFinancial reports.
Wild swings as EU votes for backloading
5 Jul 2013
European carbon corrected overnight with December 2013 EUAs settling at €4.55, down 14 cents, OMFinancial reports.
Climate change policy moving to new mega-ministry
Wed 17 Dec 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | The Government’s primary adviser on climate change policy, the Ministry for the Environment, is to be folded into a new mega-agency that will also cover urban, transport, local government and housing.
NZ hydrogen regulation to catch up with the world
Today 12:45pm
By Pattrick Smellie | The government has announced a regulatory reset for New Zealand’s emerging clean tech hydrogen sector.
Farm-level emissions cuts possible, but almost everything stands in the way
Today 12:45pm
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Progress to slash farming emissions is being blocked by limited farmer confidence in mitigation tools, inconsistent engagement, misinformation and a lack of clear policy signals, according to a new report.
Transport dominates NZ’s rising consumer emissions
10 Dec 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Transport pollution was the biggest contributor to an increase in New Zealand’s consumption-based emissions in 2023, with emissions from household travel up 12%, and consumption-based emissions totalling 58.3 million tonnes – up 1.6% from the previous year.
NZ could become ‘dumping ground’ for dirty vehicles: Commissioner
Tue 16 Dec 2025
By Liz Kivi | Simon Upton, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has warned the Government that its changes to the clean car standard could turn the country into a dumping ground for high emitting cars, making future emissions budgets harder to achieve.
Uncertainty eroding confidence in forestry sector
5 Dec 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Warnings are mounting that tree planting is set to plunge to “very close to zero”, as new Ministry for Primary Industries data shows ETS registration applications falling sharply as confidence in forestry declines.
Investors must support positive climate-tech
28 Nov 2025
OPINION: We need better leadership than the current ‘climate opportunism’ that is rife in the Beehive, and we need to back a marketplace that will make it happen, writes Rob Campbell.
