Markets: Analysis
Carbon stable despite financial market turmoil
8 Oct 2008
Carbon prices edged up slightly and remained relatively stable throughout the session, given the recent financial market turmoil, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
8 Oct 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes - €19.00 per tonne – NZ$41.13 per tonne.
Latest strip of CERss 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid--prices
8 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size.
Carbon, like everything, on the way down
7 Oct 2008
Carbon prices are down right across all markets and across all vintages, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
7 Oct 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes - €18.50 per tonne – NZ$39.50 per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
7 Oct 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 records slight fall
6 Oct 2008
Carbon was subdued on Friday, prices fell slightly and trading was thin as Germany had a public holiday and there were no electricity prices to drive the market, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
6 Oct 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes - €19 per tonne – NZ$39.50 per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
6 Oct 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.
Power rise brings carbon price up
3 Oct 2008
Carbon continued to rally overnight with German electricity prices being the main contributor to the rise, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
3 Oct 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 on the rise again
2 Oct 2008
Carbon prices jumped overnight due to several factors; the market was oversold having fallen quite heavily in the last few trading sessions, other energy-related commodities moved higher (such as electricity), and while oil was weaker, it did trade off its lows.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
2 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon plunges in face of US crisis
1 Oct 2008
The price of European carbon (EUAs) plunged overnight in the face of the failed US bail-out package and falls in related energy commodities, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
1 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon takes a slam
30 Sep 2008
The price of carbon got slammed overnight on the back of a plunging oil market and very weak electricity prices.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
30 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size.
Carbon lower as US debates crisis
29 Sep 2008
Carbon prices drifted lower on Friday as the focus for all markets was on the ongoing negotiations in the US for the bail-out package.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
29 Sep 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.
Nervous carbon sits it out
26 Sep 2008
Carbon prices were basically unchanged overnight as the financial markets nervously marked time waiting for the US rescue package to be approved.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
26 Sep 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 falls slightly as fears of a Wall St meltdown grow
25 Sep 2008
A weak energy complex weighed on carbon prices, which fell slightly overnight, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
25 Sep 2008
OM Financial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon earns small gains
24 Sep 2008
European carbon prices managed to eek out small gains overnight while secondary CERs fell slightly, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
24 Sep 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.
Oil price rise supports carbon
23 Sep 2008
A massive rise in the oil price of US$15 per barrel (mainly due to US$ weakness and noisy US printing presses) supported carbon.
Current carbon credits available
23 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 million tonnes – refer for price and conditions.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
23 Sep 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.
Confidence returns to the carbon market
22 Sep 2008
Confidence in financial markets, coupled with a surge in oil and electricity prices, spurred carbon prices to a two-week high on Friday, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
22 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 million tonnes – refer for price and conditions.
Latest Strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 Vintage – Indicative Mid Prices
22 Sep 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.
Key happy to back TZ1 trading legislation
19 Sep 2008
The National Party, if it becomes the government, will pick up the legislation to allow TZ1 to trade in futures.
Carbon surges on back of oil
19 Sep 2008
Carbon surged overnight on the back of firm oil and another downward revision in the expected supply of CERs, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
19 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 Million tonnes – refer for price & conditions
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
19 Sep 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 reacts to international credit crunch
18 Sep 2008
Carbon prices diverged overnight, with European prices rising slightly and Secondary CER prices falling slightly in the front vintage, but rallying quite strongly in the back vintages, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
18 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 Million tonnes – refer for price & conditions.
Latest strip of CERs, 2008 – 2012 vintage, indicative mid-prices
18 Sep 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 price falls ... gently
17 Sep 2008
Carbon weakened slightly overnight falling in sympathy with oil, gas coal and electricity though the drop in carbon was not as much as falls in these other markets, OM Financial reports.
Current carbon credits available
17 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 Million tonnes – refer for price & conditions
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
17 Sep 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 platform eyes start early next year
16 Sep 2008
New Zealand’s carbon platform, TZ1, should be trading by the first quarter of next year.
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.
