Markets: Analysis
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.
Industrial giant Siemens in $418m 'green grab'
23 Oct 2009
By Sam Hopkins, Green Chip Review.- Siemens is moving from country to country and from strength to strength in the renewables sector
Carbon slips back after early rally
23 Oct 2009
Global carbon initially rallied through the week and moved through overhead resistance but has slipped back overnight to basically end unchanged for the week in Euro terms but is a bit weaker in NZ$ terms, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
23 Oct 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) and Exchange Traded. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon follows rallying oil price
16 Oct 2009
Global carbon prices have continued to rally over the week, mainly following oil which has broken to the upside and is now trading at US$77.50 a barrel, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
16 Oct 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) and Exchange Traded. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon prices on steady path
9 Oct 2009
Carbon prices have firmed over the week but continue to be firmly entrenched in the trading range that has been in place since March of this year, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
9 Oct 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) and Exchange Traded. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon price stabilises
2 Oct 2009
Carbon prices appear to have stabilised in recent days helped by oil moving above US$70 per barrel, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
2 Oct 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) and Exchange Traded. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Court rulings weaken carbon price
23 Sep 2009
Carbon prices have weakened over the week mainly due to recent European court rulings that have resulted in Poland and Estonia receiving more EUAs under the allocation system, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
23 Sep 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) and Exchange Traded. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon moves down
18 Sep 2009
Carbon prices continue to look weak and have broken long-term support, reports broker OMFinancial.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
18 Sep 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter and exchange traded.
Carbon registers slight fall
11 Sep 2009
Carbon weakened slightly overnight even as oil remained firm and at the top of its trading range, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
11 Sep 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
India remeasures emissions - pile of money to be made in clean energy
4 Sep 2009
Number-crunchers are uncovering India's advantage in limiting industrial pollution, and the consequent leg up that new Indian clean energy companies will have.
Carbon price steady
4 Sep 2009
Carbon prices continue to look stable and range-bound, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
4 Sep 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Firm oil price keeps carbon's head up
28 Aug 2009
Carbon has poked its head above its recent trading range mainly on the back of a firmer oil price, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
28 Aug 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Good week of gains for carbon
21 Aug 2009
Carbon has had a solid week of gains with the front CER vintage rallying 50 cents in the past fivetrading days, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
21 Aug 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Copenhagen is 10-times bigger than Kyoto for business
14 Aug 2009
By Alex Koyfman. - What few understand today is that climate change is actually one of the most significant drivers of the economy that we're likely to see in our lifetimes.
Carbon price marks time
14 Aug 2009
Carbon has traded a 10 cent range all week and there is little to move carbon either way at this point – it feels moribund and range bound, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
14 Aug 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon has a sideways week
7 Aug 2009
Carbon has continued to trade sideways all week, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
7 Aug 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Market comment: Why cleantech stocks have the energy advantage
7 Aug 2009
By Sam Hopkins - The S&P 500 just broke the 1,000 mark for the first time since November. With a price-to-earnings ratio of 65, the broadest U.S. benchmark is now about 225% over last year's premium of 20.
Carbon price consolidates
24 Jul 2009
Carbon continued to consolidate overnight although Europe is now entering the holiday season which will start to affect volumes and trades in the carbon markets, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
24 Jul 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon hangs on to recent gains
17 Jul 2009
Carbon has managed to hold on to recent gains and has looked a better bid than offered over the past few trading days, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
17 Jul 2009
NZ AAUs – 2008 to 2018 – 1.5 million tonnes - price on application.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vuntage – indicative mid-prices
17 Jul 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon rallies strongly
14 Jul 2009
Carbon rallied strongly overnight on its own volition as other energy markets were relatively subdued with oil slightly down, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
14 Jul 2009
NZ AAUs – 2008 to 2018 – 1.5 million tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vVintage – indicative mid-prices
14 Jul 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon rallies overnight
10 Jul 2009
Carbon rallied overnight, ignoring the normally high correlation with oil which continues to slump, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
10 Jul 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
10 Jul 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon registers slight drop
7 Jul 2009
Carbon dropped slightly overnight in line with a weaker oil market which has been coming off the boil over the past few weeks, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
7 Jul 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
7 Jul 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Energy markets bring carbon down
3 Jul 2009
Carbon weakened overnight mainly in sympathy with weaker energy markets, OMFinancial reports.
Labour won't scrap RMA replacement laws: Hipkins
Fri 26 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says New Zealand needs to move beyond the "repeal and replace" approach to resource management, confirming the party would amend rather than scrap the Government's RMA reforms, if elected.
Lake Onslow pumped hydro consortium secures funding for consent push
Fri 26 Jun 2026
By Oli Lewis | The consortium behind Lake Onslow pumped hydro has secured funding to finalise its resource consent application, aiming to lodge it under the fast-track process before 2027.
Fed Farmers' election wish-list includes stopping whole-farm conversions to carbon forestry
9 Jun 2026
Federated Farmers has launched a five-point plan for the next government, setting out what it says should be a major focus for political parties heading into the November election.
'Terrible result': Emissions barely budged in 2024
5 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions were virtually unchanged in 2024, falling by 0.03%, despite the economy shrinking by ten times that amount during the same period, according to new data.
Labour pledges unlimited public transport for $20 a week
10 Jun 2026
The Labour Party is promising to cap weekly public transport fares at $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, if elected in November.
Govt opens first ETS forestry permit ballot
Mon 22 Jun 2026
Applications have opened for the first ballot under new ETS forestry rules, with up to 7,500 hectares of exotic forestry on marginal land on offer for landowners to register in the Emissions Trading Scheme in the first of two annual rounds, totalling up to 15,000ha a year.
NZ Taxonomy project scoops London Climate Week award
Wed 24 Jun 2026
The New Zealand Taxonomy project has scooped an innovation award at the International Climate Bonds awards in London this week.
