Markets: Analysis
Early days, but Govt is talking to global markets
7 Mar 2018
The Government says it’s not yet formally involved in any moves to link the Emissions Trading Scheme to other markets, but it is talking to them.
NZ still sets the pace in world of trading schemes
1 Mar 2018
Fifteen per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions are now covered by trading schemes.
NZ could do good carbon deal now, says trader
20 Feb 2018
The Government could hedge against its $10 billion future carbon bill now – with a money-back guarantee, says carbon trader Nigel Brunel.
Carbon breaks through $20 mark
7 Dec 2017
New Zealand carbon is selling for more than $20 a tonne for the first time since March 2011 – and it’s expected to go higher.
Broker backs hedging with European units
20 Nov 2017
Entities with future carbon liabilities should be thinking about hedging with European units – and that includes the country itself, says a leading carbon broker.
Papers show official eyes on cutting free credits
16 Nov 2017
Government officials have looked at cutting the allocation of free credits to some industrial emitters by between 1 per cent and 3 per cent a year.
ETS explained...in video
7 Nov 2017
WANTING TO explain how an emissions tradiing regime can cut greenhouse gas emissions, or having trouble understanding it yourself?
Carbon on a new six-year high
6 Nov 2017
New Zealand carbon has finally burst through the $19 barrier, after hovering teasingly below the mark since October's general election.
MARKET REPORT: NZUs $18.40
20 Oct 2017
Spot NZUs closed yesterday at $18.35 bid and $18.40 offered, after last fixing at $18.40.
MARKET REPORT: NZUs $18.35
5 Sep 2017
Spot NZUs opened today at $18.25 bid and $18.55 offered, after last fixing at $18.35.
Analysts up EU carbon price forecasts
13 Apr 2017
Analysts have significantly increased their forecasts for European carbon prices in the bloc's Emission Trading System for 2018 and 2019 to take into account the progress made in market reforms designed to curb oversupply.
NZ-China work on links despite carbon tax talk
17 Mar 2017
Work on developing carbon-trading links between New Zealand and China is continuing, despite a report this week that China might go to a carbon tax instead of a national emissions trading scheme.
China hints at tax instead of trading in carbon
15 Mar 2017
China is moving closer to a carbon tax for cutting emissions and away from the EU’s emissions trading model, a senior Chinese official has said.
MARKET REPORT: NZUs $18.05
1 Mar 2017
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.80 bid and $18.10 offered, after last fixing at $18.05.
Credits in private accounts worth $2.1 billion
27 Jan 2017
Carbon credits sitting in private accounts are a $2.1 billion liability to the Government.
Carbon ends year having doubled its price
21 Dec 2016
Carbon closes the year nearly twice the price it was fetching this time last year.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17
19 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $16.70 bid and $17.20 offered, after last fixing at $17.00.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.40
16 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.00 bid and $17.40 offered, after last fixing at $17.40.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.20
15 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $16.90 bid and $17.50 offered, after last fixing at $17.20.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.40
14 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.20 bid and $17.70 offered, after last fixing at $17.40.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.55
13 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.40 bid and $17.70 offered, after last fixing at $17.55.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.60
12 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.55 bid and $17.70 offered, after last fixing at $17.60.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.65
9 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.55 bid and $17.65 offered, after last fixing at $17.65.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.75
8 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.70 bid and $17.85 offered, after last fixing at $17.75.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.70
7 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.65 bid and $17.75 offered, after last fixing at $17.70.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.75
6 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.55 bid and $17.95 offered, after last fixing at $17.75.
NZ signs up with global carbon pricing group
2 Dec 2016
New Zealand has joined a World Bank group promoting carbon pricing.
Latest Australian auction a smaller affair
2 Dec 2016
Australia’s fourth Emissions Reduction Fund auction was smaller than previous auctions, with no mega-projects and low participation.
China prepares for world’s biggest carbon market
23 Nov 2016
In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, and his refusal to recognise climate change, China’s new carbon market is attracting particular attention.
Beware knee-jerk reactions, says business head
14 Nov 2016
Donald Trump’s presidency of the United States is a temporary speed bump in the path to a resilient low-carbon economy, says Business New Zealand.
Stay calm, says transtasman investor group
11 Nov 2016
Investors should not let Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States undermine action on climate change, says the Investor Group on Climate Change.
MEMO INVESTORS: You can't ignore climate change
25 Oct 2016
Investors can no longer ignore climate change, says a global asset-management company.
More trading could cut cost of climate change mitigation
20 Oct 2016
Greater global cooperation through carbon trading could reduce the cost of climate change mitigation by 32 per cent by 2030, according to a World Bank report.
Australian businesses keen to join global carbon trade
18 Oct 2016
AUSTRALIA'S conservative government might have ditched the country’s emissions trading scheme, but businesses across the Tasman still want to get involved in international carbon trading, a survey shows.
Ukraine ratifies Paris Agreement
21 Sep 2016
Ukraine – the source of many of the low-value carbon credits that have so embarrassed the New Zealand Government – is the latest country to ratify the Paris Agreement.
Canada will impose nationwide carbon price
21 Sep 2016
Canada will impose a carbon price on provinces that do not adequately regulate emissions by themselves, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said without giving details on how the Liberal government will do so.
Gas emissions (the reported kind) take a dive
16 Sep 2016
New Zealand’s reported greenhouse gas emissions have fallen drastically.
Trading scheme welcomes fewer units
16 Sep 2016
Just 4.6 million NZUs came into the Emissions Trading Scheme last year, new Government figures show.
Big banks under attack over damaging investments
15 Sep 2016
Two of New Zealand’s largest banks are caught up in a campaign in which customers are threatening to close accounts if the banks don’t stop lending money to climate-damaging businesses.
How companies get smart about climate change
15 Sep 2016
The Paris Agreement not only signalled social change but also sent the market a strong signal to move away from carbon-intensive investment.
Time to get on the new emissions register
14 Sep 2016
Time is running out to use migration codes to switch to the new Emissions Trading Register.
California struggles to save emissions plan
9 Sep 2016
In 2012, when California began its cap-and-trade programme, it was hailed as a model for the rest of the world.
How to expand carbon pricing worldwide
1 Sep 2016
Countries and states around the world are considering carbon pricing policies to achieve their greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, including emissions trading systems, carbon taxes, or similar systems.
New emissions register will make life easier
23 Aug 2016
The emissions register will be closed from noon on Thursday, pending the launch of the new one on Monday.
China turns to free markets to tame pollution
23 Aug 2016
There are at least three good reasons why China is likely to succeed in starting the world's biggest carbon-trading market when its efforts to limit pollution kick in next year.
Your EUR account needs some attention
2 Aug 2016
Got an account on the Emissions Unit Register? You need to do some things to make sure it’s transferred to the new register that’s replacing it.
Europe puts weight behind Korean ETS
11 Jul 2016
Europe is supporting the development of Korea’s Emissions Trading Scheme in a $5.3 million three-year partnership.
European carbon slumps to two-year low
30 Jun 2016
European carbon hit a two-year low overnight as Brexit jitters continue to worry the market.
Options show how badly Brexit could hurt EU market
30 Jun 2016
Brexit is sending prices in the European Union carbon market lower, and options traders expect it to get worse.
Govt updates emissions plan to blow past legislated target
Thu 29 Jan 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Government has updated its emissions reduction plan, with agricultural emissions now set to blow past the legislated 2030 target.
Govt weighs LNG backstop as gas decline accelerates
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Liquefied natural gas imports are moving from a back-pocket idea to an active procurement process, with ministers expected to make decisions soon on whether – and how – to add LNG as an emergency backstop for New Zealand’s tightening gas and electricity system.
State-owned farmer drives profit growth with emissions reductions
19 Dec 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | Government-owned Landcorp, trading as Pāmu, is one-third of the way to meeting its 2031 emissions reduction targets, with five years left to run to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30.3% against 2021 emissions.
Transport dominates NZ’s rising consumer emissions
10 Dec 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Transport pollution was the biggest contributor to an increase in New Zealand’s consumption-based emissions in 2023, with emissions from household travel up 12%, and consumption-based emissions totalling 58.3 million tonnes – up 1.6% from the previous year.
NZ could become ‘dumping ground’ for dirty vehicles: Commissioner
16 Dec 2025
By Liz Kivi | Simon Upton, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has warned the Government that its changes to the clean car standard could turn the country into a dumping ground for high emitting cars, making future emissions budgets harder to achieve.
Govt consulting on further ETS fee cuts for foresters
Tue 27 Jan 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government has moved to reduce compliance costs for forest owners, announcing a further cut to ETS registry charges and a new consultation on service fees, a move welcomed by forestry industry groups.
Investors must support positive climate-tech
28 Nov 2025
OPINION: We need better leadership than the current ‘climate opportunism’ that is rife in the Beehive, and we need to back a marketplace that will make it happen, writes Rob Campbell.
