Markets: Analysis
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
23 Jun 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.
Unemployment, not oil, driving carbon
19 Jun 2009
The price of carbon has consolidated after falling quite heavily earlier in the week.
Current carbon credits available
19 Jun 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
19 Jun 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 and oil locked in battle
16 Jun 2009
Carbon and oil have been battling over the last week with the normally highly correlated commodities going in opposite directions, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
16 Jun 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
16 Jun 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 wanders off on own path
12 Jun 2009
Carbon has traded sideways over the past three days despite the fact that carbon is historically highly correlated to oil, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
12 Jun 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
12 Jun 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 slumps overnight
9 Jun 2009
Carbon slumped 5 per cent overnight, mainly on a break of a long term support, reports broker OMFinancial.
Current carbon credits available
9 Jun 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
9 Jun 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 tracks higher with oil
5 Jun 2009
The price of carbon continues to track higher with oil, which is booming on the back of a weak US dollar, reports broker OMFinancial.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
5 Jun 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.
Current carbon credits available
5 Jun 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Carbon follows oil to firmer price
2 Jun 2009
Carbon prices firmed in line with oil but trading was affected by European holidays and the volume was thin, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
2 Jun 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
2 Jun 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.
Oil firm, but carbon price slips
29 May 2009
Carbon fell overnight despite oil prices being firm, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
29 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
29 May 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 puts on a holiday spurt
26 May 2009
Carbon rose slightly in holiday-affected markets and continues to track oil which is holding the US$60 per barrel mark, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
26 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
26 May 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 in holiday mode
22 May 2009
Carbon had a lacklustre night with most of Europe on holiday, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
22 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
22 May 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 rises on back of crude
19 May 2009
Carbon firmed on the back of rising crude oil which rose in line with a strong equity market and heightened tensions in Nigeria, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
19 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
19 May 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.
Australian ETS goes to House
15 May 2009
Australia has introduced its ETS legislation into the House and now the test will come from the Liberal opposition and the Greens to either support the legislation or the give the Government its double dissolution trigger to go the polls for an early election.
Current carbon credits available
15 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 NZUs – 500,000 tonnes - price on application
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
15 May 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 price has doubled since February
12 May 2009
New Zealand really needs to make a decision soon in regard to the ETS - the price of carbon has doubled since February and our slow inaction means emitters have been unable to take advantage of a very low carbon price, says OMFinancial.
Current carbon credits available
12 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 NZUs – 500,000 tonnes - price on application.
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
12 May 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counter-party credit assessment.
Carbon continues rise
8 May 2009
The carbon price continued to rise overnight in line with firm oil.
Current carbon credits available
8 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 NZUs – 500,000 tonnes – offered at NZ$26.50 ($/t)
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
8 May 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 rally might not be sustainable
5 May 2009
The price of carbon continues to rally on the back of firmer energy prices, but the contango is narrowing, especially in secondary CERs, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
5 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 NZUs – 500,000 tonnes – offered at NZ$26.95 ($/t).
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
5 May 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counter-party credit assessment.
Carbon trades-the-range
1 May 2009
Carbon continues to trade-the-range, in spite of a negative forecast by European carbon analysts, who expect the price of carbon to crash later this year as a flood of new (European) allowances hits the market, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
1 May 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 NZUs – 500,000 tonnes – offered at NZ$26.75 ($/t).
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
1 May 2009
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change, and subject to counter-party credit assessment.
Carbon weakens overnight
28 Apr 2009
Carbon weakened slightly overnight in line with softer energy prices, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
28 Apr 2009
NZ AAUs – December 2008 NZUs – 500,000 tonnes – offered at NZ$26.50 ($/t) .
Latest strip of CERs 2009 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
28 Apr 2009
OMFinacial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counter-party credit assessment.
European carbon prices down, but CERS up slightlly
24 Apr 2009
Carbon was mixed overnight; European prices (EUAs) fell slightly in response to weaker energy prices, but secondary CERs rose on average about 2 per cent across all vintages.
Gene tech reforms face political split
Thu 23 Oct 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams |The Government’s Gene Technology Bill continues to divide Parliament, after the Health Select Committee released its long-awaited report last week outlining key recommendations and lingering concerns.
Bill to ban new coal mines fails at first reading
Fri 24 Oct 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | A bid to outlaw new coal mines was defeated at its first hurdle in Parliament this week, after a heated debate pitting climate imperatives against energy security and affordability.
Council buys dairy farm to help clean up Lake Rotorua
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has bought a 266-hectare dairy farm in the Lake Rotorua catchment and plans to retire it from production to reduce nitrogen entering the lake.
Emissions down slightly - Stats NZ
Fri 24 Oct 2025
By Liz Kivi | Greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.5% in the June 2025 quarter, although the decline seems to reflect the economy continuing to contract rather than Aoteoroa inching towards decarbonisation goals.
NZ’s government wants tourism to drive economic growth – but how will it deal with aviation emissions?
Wed 22 Oct 2025
By Robert McLachlan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University | Following a brief dip during the COVID pandemic, aviation is back in a growth phase.
Emails show forestry lobby fought Gisborne crackdown as slash clean-up drags on
26 Sep 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Sustainable land use advocates are accusing Eastland Wood Council of stonewalling efforts to tighten forestry rules, after correspondence between the group and the local council was released under the Official Information Act.
Govt to ease climate reporting thresholds, water down liability
Wed 22 Oct 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | The rollback of climate change reporting requirements has produced a wave of relief in corporate New Zealand as managed investment funds and listed companies with annual revenue under $1 billion are exempted.
