Markets: Analysis
Europeans snap up another big parcel of NZ credits
2 Jul 2010
Another large parcel of New Zealand Kyoto units has been sold to a European Government.
Carbon price firm, but supply is short
2 Jul 2010
New Zealand spot carbon prices are firm and there appears to be a lack of supply at this point in the market, OMFinancial reports.
Demand builds in local market
25 Jun 2010
Demand continues to build in the New Zealand carbon market with the official start date for emitters less than one week away, OMFinancial reports.
Bank carbon desk: We're run off our feet
18 Jun 2010
Westpac says it’s trading “significant” volumes of carbon on the New Zealand market.
NZUs continue to be well bid
18 Jun 2010
With less than two weeks until July 1, when emitters start coming into the Emissions Trading Scheme, interest in the New Zealand market continues to grow, says broker OMFinancial.
Carbon moves up to mid $17s
11 Jun 2010
The New Zealand carbon market continues to grow in size, interest and activity as July 1 approaches, broker OMFinancial reports.
Good demand for carbon
4 Jun 2010
Trading continues to bubble along in the local market as July 1 start date for emitters fast approaches, broker OMFinancial reports.
New site gives latest on local carbon market
28 May 2010
The New Zealand carbon market matured this week with the launch of the first live updates of local carbon.
Carbon price consolidates
28 May 2010
The local carbon market consolidated over the past week, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon prices on downhill ride
21 May 2010
Carbon prices have fallen 20 per cent in less than three weeks.
Carbon trading in the high teens
21 May 2010
Most of the New Zealand trading in the past week has been in the $17 to $18 range, reports OMFinancial.
150 billion reasons to be bullish about clean energy
14 May 2010
By Tim Watson.- There are more reasons than ever to be bullish on clean energy.
Carbon price escapes largely unscathed
14 May 2010
Carbon has remained largely unaffected by last week’s market falls.
NZUs have quiet week trading in the $17s
14 May 2010
It’s been a relatively quiet week overall with the majority of spot NZUs trading in the high $17s per tonne, OMFinancial reports.
Too soon to say if falling markets will hit carbon - trader
7 May 2010
Tumbling markets have not affected global carbon markets.
Westpac move signals carbon is growing up
7 May 2010
Westpac has entered the New Zealand carbon market in a move being welcomed as a sign that carbon is becoming mainstream.
Local market shows signs of maturing
7 May 2010
The New Zealand carbon market has taken some significant steps in the past week and looks to be developing into a market that both emitters and forest owners can use with some degree of confidence, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon market wide open to doubtful deals
30 Apr 2010
The Government might be moving to clean up the regulations around the financial markets, but investors in the emerging carbon market lack the same protections.
Forces work on local market
30 Apr 2010
Three forces are at work in the local market at present, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon prices might have reached bottom
23 Apr 2010
The local carbon market is being reshaped by the upward move in the global price of carbon, which has moved up considerably in the past two weeks, broker OMFinancial reports.
Market report delayed
23 Apr 2010
The weekly OMFinancial carbon market report was not available at edition time today. It is expected to be available later today, and will be published then. Carbon News apologies for any inconvenience to readers.
Good signs in emissions, credit applications
16 Apr 2010
New Zealand’s emissions edged lower in 2008 – mainly due to lower agricultural emissions and lower use of fossil fuels within the transport sector, OMFinancial reports.
Latest prices and offers looking for bids
13 Apr 2010
Latest emissions unit prices and offers looking for bids.
Buying local still the best deal
9 Apr 2010
New Zealand carbon prices are pretty much unchanged this week though the rise in the global carbon price is pushing CERs out of the frame for local emitters, OMFinancial reports.
Registry wins environment award
1 Apr 2010
A voluntary carbon registry founded in New Zealand has been named the best environmental initiative of the year.
Secondary CERs enter the picture
26 Mar 2010
Secondary CERs are starting to enter the frame locally as potentially useable credits – but only just, reports OMFinancial.
Emitters begin to sound out market
19 Mar 2010
Interest continues to build on both sides of our carbon market, OMFinancial reports.
Which way will emitters go?
12 Mar 2010
The main question as we near the July 1 start of emissions obligations is whether emitters default to the carbon tax at $25 or step into the market and buy cheaper carbon credits currently on offer at around NZ$20 per tonne, says OMFinancial.
Interest building in carbon
5 Mar 2010
Interest continues to build in the New Zealand market as the obligation start date of July 1 approaches, broker OMFinancial reports.
Interest builds in aggregated volumes
26 Feb 2010
Interest in New Zealand is building up in aggregated volumes as smaller sellers claim their carbon credits, OMFinancial reports.
Trader finds ready market for bundled carbon credits
19 Feb 2010
Aggregated carbon credits from permanent New Zealand forests are finding markets overseas, says a Christchurch company.
Trading slow on local market
19 Feb 2010
Trading continues to be muted locally with little trading occurring across the strip, OMFinancial reports.
Buy small to create liquidity, says trader
12 Feb 2010
Heavy carbon emitters should be thinking about buying units from holders of small parcels to create a liquid market, says carbon trader Nigel Brunel.
Little to drive carbon prices
12 Feb 2010
Global carbon prices have basically traded sideways over the past week with little to drive the market in either direction, OMFinancial reports.
NZ carbon at $20 a tonne
5 Feb 2010
While the view locally is that the price of New Zealand carbon may weaken (based on a perceived overhang of credits in the market later this year - EITE/Pre-1990), at this point there is bidding interest in the spot NZU market at €10 which is NZ$20 per tonne, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon trades in tight range
29 Jan 2010
The global carbon price has continued to trade a tight range this week, OMFinancial reports.
Credit-rich foresters out looking for buyers
22 Jan 2010
Forest owners are moving to sell last year’s carbon credits as NZUs start to flow into owners’ accounts.
Europe emerges as main buyer of NZ carbon credits
22 Jan 2010
New Zealand sold more than 1.5 million Kyoto carbon credits offshore last year, and bought just over 400,000 from other countries.
Carbon still feeling the Copenhagen effect
22 Jan 2010
Global carbon prices have been struggling since Copenhagen, OMFinancial reports.
Aussie centre churns out leaders
18 Dec 2009
Australia's Centre for Sustainability Leadership is looking for people with the passion and potential to change the world.
Carbon price tumbles
18 Dec 2009
Carbon prices tumbled overnight as talks in Copenhagen continued to move at a snail's pace, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon price consolidates
11 Dec 2009
The global price of carbon consolidated towards the end of this week after initially spiking upwards, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon price eases upward
4 Dec 2009
The global price of carbon continues to eke upwards, having tested and bounced off support, OMFinancial reports.
Wood wins at environmental awards
27 Nov 2009
The contribution of the wood processing industry to the Nelson-Tasman region’s sustainability was recognised recently at the Tasman Nelson Environment Awards, with an engineered wood partnership scooping two category awards.
Carbon prices steady and weak
27 Nov 2009
Global carbon prices have remained weak over the past few days, however spot secondary CERS are basically unchanged in NZ$ terms, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon sidetracks on lack-lustre market
20 Nov 2009
Global carbon prices have traded sideways over the past week in what can only be described as lack-lustre markets, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon prices weaken
13 Nov 2009
Global carbon prices have weakened over the week as European industrials sold EUAs and weaker energy markets weighed on the carbon price, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon prices hold steady
6 Nov 2009
Global carbon prices continue to trade just above recent overhead resistance, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon prices set to break out
30 Oct 2009
Global carbon prices continue to butt up against overhead resistance but a break-out for global prices is likely, OMFinancial reports.
Govt slammed for weakening methane target
Mon 15 Dec 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams The Government has pushed through legislation under urgency to almost halve New Zealand’s 2050 methane target – a move Opposition parties say disregards scientific advice, breaks the country’s hard-won political consensus on climate action, and shifts the burden of higher warming and higher future costs onto the next generation.
Hydro increases overall renewable electricity generation in September quarter
Fri 12 Dec 2025
The September quarter saw 89.4% of all electricity generated from renewable sources, with hydro, geothermal and solar leading the charge, according to new data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Govt warned that scrapping ag emission pricing comes with risks
Thu 11 Dec 2025
By Liz Kivi | The Government’s move to halt plans for agricultural emissions pricing without replacing it with any other action will leave New Zealand facing a bigger gap to meet its third emissions budget, Environment ministry officials have warned.
Transport dominates NZ’s rising consumer emissions
Wed 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
Today 11:15am
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.
