Markets: Analysis
Current carbon credits available
5 Dec 2008
CERs – December 2010 to 2012 strip - 100,000 tonnes per year offered at €14.50 (€/t)
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
5 Dec 2008
OM Financial 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 defensive as world grapples with recession
2 Dec 2008
A volatile day for carbon, with European prices (EUAs) weaker on the back of a sliding oil market and ongoing recession fears, while CERs were firmer on the back of the DNV suspension and short-covering due to the expiry of the 2008 CER vintage.
Current carbon credits available
2 Dec 2008
CERs – December 2010 to 2012 strip - 100,000 tonnes per year offered at €14.50 euros/tonne.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
2 Dec 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Power price helps carbon surge
28 Nov 2008
The carbon market surged overnight on the back of a very strong German electricity price, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
28 Nov 2008
CERs – December 2010 to 2012 strip - 100,000 tonnes per year offered at 14.65 euro (euro/t)
Wellington City voters back direct water charges, Hutt in two minds and Porirua opposed
28 Nov 2008
Wellington City residents solidly support paying directly for the water they use and discharge.
CERS weaken overnight
27 Nov 2008
Carbon prices for CERs weakened slightly overnight, whilst European prices (EUAs) were unchanged, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
27 Nov 2008
CERs – December 2010 to 2012 strip - 100,000 tonnes per year offered at 14.15 euros/tonne.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
27 Nov 2008
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 prices rise with oil
25 Nov 2008
Carbon prices jumped overnight as oil rose above $50 per barrel.
Current carbon credits available
25 Nov 2008
CERs – December 2010 to 2012 strip - 100,000 tonnes per year offered at €14.75(€/t)
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
25 Nov 2008
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.
Local market stunned in wake of ETS u-turn
20 Nov 2008
Locally, the market is a little stunned and still digesting the news of a complete review of the ETS and possible reversion to a carbon tax, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
20 Nov 2008
CERs – December 2010 to 2012 strip - 100,000 tonnes per year offered at 15.00 euro (euro/t)
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
20 Nov 2008
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 sinks again
17 Nov 2008
Carbon slumped on Friday night on recession fears (or reality), after growth in the eurozone shrank by .2 per cent in the third quarter, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
17 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2010 –150,000 tonnes – Bid 13.00 euros and offered euros14.00 per tonne.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
17 Nov 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change, and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
$11.75m for rural projects
14 Nov 2008
The new funding round for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's Sustainable Farming Fund opens today.
Carbon holding well, considering
14 Nov 2008
The carbon market staggered overnight on news that Germany officially fell into recession in the third quarter when its economy shrank by a much sharper-than-expected 0.5 per cent, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
14 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2010 –150,000 tonnes – Bid 13.00 euro and offered 14.00 euro per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
14 Nov 2008
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 drifts lower
13 Nov 2008
Carbon prices drifted overnight as energy-related commodities weakened, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
13 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2010 –150,000 tonnes – Bid 13.00 euros and offered 14.00 euros per tonne.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
13 Nov 2008
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 falls again as energy prices weaken
12 Nov 2008
A weak energy complex saw carbon prices fall again overnight; oil, gas, coal and electricity prices were all weak, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
12 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2010 –150,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €14.00 per tonne.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
12 Nov 2008
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 follows power, gas and oil down
11 Nov 2008
Carbon fell overnight as the bearishness returned with falls in electricity, gas and oil all contributing to the weakness.
Current carbon credits available
11 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2010 –150,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €14.00 per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
11 Nov 2008
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 gets back some strength
10 Nov 2008
Carbon rallied Friday on the back of firm electricity prices in Germany and a bounce in oil prices, but the rise was subdued and more of a correction and consolidation after recent heavy falls.
Current carbon credits available
10 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2010 –150,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €14.00 per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
10 Nov 2008
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 under pressure as all prices fall
7 Nov 2008
Carbon remained under pressure as oil, electricity and gas prices all fell.
Current carbon credits available
7 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2010 – 50,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €14.00 per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
7 Nov 2008
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 prices fall on bad news from Europe
6 Nov 2008
The carbon market turned lower overnight due to a number of negative factors, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
6 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2010 – 50,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €14.00 per tonne.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
6 Nov 2008
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 up again overnight
5 Nov 2008
Carbon had another strong performance overnight, boosted by a firm oil market and higher electricity prices as well as bargain hunters continuing to nibble at carbon at these low levels, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
5 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 50,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €14.00 per tonne.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
5 Nov 2008
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 rebounds, but expect further falls
4 Nov 2008
The price of carbon had a strong rebound on bargain-hunting by traders and utilities who felt the price had fallen far enough in the short-term, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
4 Nov 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €15.00 per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
4 Nov 2008
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 remains bearish
3 Nov 2008
Weaker energy markets contributed to another fall in the carbon price on Friday, with electricity prices being one of the main drivers on the day, broker OMFinancial reports.
Disestablishing Environment Ministry 'too risky', say environmental advocates
Wed 18 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government's plan to fold the Ministry for the Environment into a 'mega ministry' is fraught with risk, according to separate submissions from the Environmental Defence Society, Forest & Bird and Environment Network Manawatū.
Oil shock tests Government’s balancing act
Tue 17 Mar 2026
The Government is trying to show it is on top of fuel security risk without giving the impression New Zealand is heading for a shortage.
Govt's solar on farms initiative to cut costs, boost resilience
17 Feb 2026
Farms across Aotearoa will begin installing solar panels and battery systems as part of a government-backed demonstration programme designed to test whether on-farm renewable energy can reduce electricity costs and improve energy security for the food and fibre sector.
Annual emissions fell to lowest in 15 years in Sept 2025
5 Feb 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to their lowest annual total in the year to September 2025 since records began 2010, according to Statistics New Zealand data published this morning.
Iran oil crisis: why NZ’s car dependence is now a strategic liability
Wed 18 Mar 2026
By Timothy Welch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau | The war in Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have sent oil prices past US$100 a barrel – and Kiwis flocking to fill up. Petrol just hit NZ$3 a litre and some stations have reported running dry.
Tairāwhiti needs proper Govt support to heal the land – not empty announcements for political optics
24 Feb 2026
OPINION: The Government’s answer to Tairāwhiti’s severe erosion crisis – that the region apply for modest, contestable funding rounds – while rejecting the region's own land transition business case, leaves our long-term resilience hanging in the balance, writes Manu Caddie.
Rule changes could reshape corporate emissions strategies
6 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand organisations may need to rethink how they manage and report electricity-related emissions as proposed global accounting changes take shape, according to a new report.
