Markets: Analysis
Latest Strip of CER’s 2008 – 2012 Vintage – Indicative Mid Prices
31 Jul 2008
OMF 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 hits three-month low
30 Jul 2008
Carbon continued to weaken further, hitting a three-month low after oil prices slid further overnight, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage, indicative mid-prices
30 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
30 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.15 (€/t)
Falling gas price weakens carbon price
29 Jul 2008
Carbon weakened overnight after gas prices fell, making it less expensive for power generators to run cleaner-burning gas, reports OM Financial.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
29 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
29 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.15 (€/t)
Thin trading on the carbon market
28 Jul 2008
While carbon opened up firmer on the back of a higher initial oil price, the market traded lower through the day and finished down, mainly on the back of a firmer coal price and lower oil prices, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
28 Jul 2008
OM Finacial 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
28 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.15 (€/t)
Carbon firms up as oil price holds ground
25 Jul 2008
Carbon was firmer across the board as oil prices held and German electricity prices moved higher, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
25 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
25 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.15 (€/t)
Weakening oil and coal slows carbon market
24 Jul 2008
Another mixed day for carbon with EUAs holding ground while CERs continued to weaken, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
24 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
24 Jul 2008
NZ AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 250,000 tonnes–indicative is NZ$30 / NZ$35 (NZ$/t)
Mixed carbon prices
23 Jul 2008
Carbon prices ended mixed overnight, with European allowances (EUAs) ending slightly up and the secondary CER market ending slightly lower, broker OM Financial reports.
Current carbon credits available
23 Jul 2008
NZ AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 250,000 tonnes–indicative is NZ$30 / NZ$35 (NZ$/t)
Carbon stalls as coal price collapses
22 Jul 2008
Carbon proved again that it is often a commodity that is led by other factors rather than dictating its own direction, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
22 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
22 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.15 (€/t)
Carbon rides bearish market
21 Jul 2008
Commentators say carbon has technically turned bearish given a correction of over 20% in the last few weeks, reports OM Financial.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
21 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
21 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.25 (€/t)
Carbon vulnerable short-term
18 Jul 2008
The price of carbon rebounded initially on a firmer oil price, but held its ground as oil prices eased later in the day, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
18 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
18 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.25 (€/t)
Soft oil market sees carbon prices plunge
17 Jul 2008
Carbon prices plunged in reaction to a soft oil market after weekly US oil inventories rose, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
17 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
17 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.25 (€/t)
Late carbon rally as oil price eases
16 Jul 2008
A sharp drop in oil and lower power prices saw carbon pull back late in the day, reports broker OM Financial.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
16 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
16 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.25 (PT)
Softening drivers push carbon prices lower
15 Jul 2008
Key drivers for carbon all softened which pushed carbon prices lower today.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
15 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
15 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.25 (PT)
Carbon starts to climb again
11 Jul 2008
Carbon resumed its climb today, rising on the back of a very firm oil market and a slump in coal prices, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
11 Jul 2008
OM Financial is 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
11 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.25 (PT)
Prices firm on quiet trading day
10 Jul 2008
A very quiet market today with carbon prices firm but lacking direction, reports broker OM Financial.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
10 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
10 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.25 (PT)
CERs demand high despite oil price slump
9 Jul 2008
The carbon price had a large correction on the back of a slumping oil price today, reports OM Financial.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
9 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
9 Jul 2008
European AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.00 (PT)
European prices fall with weaker oil
8 Jul 2008
The NZ$ has weakened against the Euro, falling to .4794, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
8 Jul 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.
Current carbon credits available
8 Jul 2008
NZ AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 250,000 tonnes–indicative is NZ$30 / NZ$35 (PT)
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.
