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CARBON CLIMB: Prices rise 20% in three weeks

15 Jun 2016

Carbon prices have climbed 20 per cent in the three weeks since the Government confirmed that the one-for-two subsidy would be gone within three years.

Carbon cracks $16 and climbing

7 Jun 2016

Carbon continues to climb, hitting $16 just a week after reaching the $15 milestone.

Carbon price up 10.9% since subsidy dumped

3 Jun 2016

Carbon prices have climbed 10.9 per cent in the week since the phase-out of the one-for-two subsidy was announced.

Washington revises carbon trading plan

2 Jun 2016

Washington state has published a revised plan for an emissions trading scheme, targeting a 1.7 per cent annual reduction in emissions from industrial and electric power installations.

BUDGET BOOST: Carbon crashes through $15 barrier

27 May 2016

Carbon has hit the magic $15 mark this morning on the back of the Government’s Budget announcement on the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Record numbers of NZUs on the move

10 May 2016

More NZUs have moved through the Emissions Unit Registry in the past two months than at any time in the history of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

We've got 10,000 stories ... and a special deal for you

29 Apr 2016

Today we publish our 10,000th story – and to celebrate, we’re offering a one-day-only special on subscriptions.

Decision day looms on future of 1:2 provision

21 Apr 2016

The future of the one-for-two (holding industrial emitters responsible for just half their greenhouse gas emissions) should be known by the end of next month.

Here’s a way to make carbon markets work better

11 Apr 2016

Carbon markets could play a crucial role in delivering promises made at the Paris climate conference.

Major bank sees 2020 Asia-Pacific carbon market

8 Apr 2016

An Asia-Pacific regional carbon market could emerge after 2020, a new report suggests.

Don't do what NZ did, warns ADB

8 Apr 2016

The dramatic undermining of New Zealand’s carbon prices by cheap foreign offsets is being used as a lesson in what not to do when setting up an emissions trading scheme.

CARBON CLIMBS: Price up 23% in four months

7 Apr 2016

Carbon prices continue their long climb out of the doldrums, rising 23 per cent this year alone.

Fiscal risk of climate change is in the trillions

5 Apr 2016

Nearly $NZ35 trillion worth of global financial assets could be at risk from climate change, a new report is warning.

Emitters miss deadline ... but can still file

4 Apr 2016

Some emitters failed to get their 2015 returns in by last Thursday’s deadline.

D-day for emitters ... but not everyone will make it

31 Mar 2016

Today is the last day for emitters to file returns for 2015. And inevitably, there will be some who don’t.

We're going to cost a little more

31 Mar 2016

As announced earlier this year, Carbon News’ subscription prices will rise tomorrow, for the first time in eight years.

Spot NZUs steady at $11.05

24 Mar 2016

Carbon opened this morning with spot NZUs $10.95 bid and $11.15 offered, after closing $11.05 last night.

Ex-NZ carbon registry has role in $19 billion deal

22 Mar 2016

A carbon and environmental registry founded in New Zealand is now part of a new British-American company formed in a $19.2 billion deal.

Warren Buffett

Cold-blooded Buffett tells investors to buy into Noah's Law

2 Mar 2016

As Warren Buffett spelled out to his investors this week, the billionaire’s attitude toward climate change is not really laissez-faire, but rather one of sang-froid.

Why sea lions are not great fans of eco tourism

1 Mar 2016

Eco tourism might be good for business, but it can be bad for species like the New Zealand sea lion, new research shows.

Green bond market aims to raise fighting fund

1 Mar 2016

Businesses are setting up a global green bond market to raise finance to combat the effects of climate change.

Nigel Brunel

Market likes minister's carbon price comment

23 Feb 2016

The market is firming on the back of news that Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett expects carbon prices to rise.

Carbon getting busy, so we're coming to you daily

22 Feb 2016

Carbon News was founded in 2008 with a vision of a daily news service for a vibrant market.

Market edges up

19 Feb 2016

Spot NZUs closed yesterday at $9.20. OMFinancial reports:

NZU prices pull back

18 Feb 2016

Spot NZUs closed yesterday at $9.15. OMFinancial reports:

Good volume traded

17 Feb 2016

Spot NZUs closed yesterday at $9.35. OMFinancial reports:

NZUs continue to flow

12 Feb 2016

Spot NZUs closed last night at $9.27. The market is currently bid/offered at $9.20/$9.40. OMFinancial reports:

Slow day yesterday

3 Feb 2016

Spot NZUs closed last night at $9.52. OMFinancial reports:

Busy day for carbon yesterday

27 Jan 2016

Spot NZUs closed last night at $9.55. OMFinancial reports:

Paris aside, all will be revealed in the ETS review

25 Jan 2016

Is the Paris Agreement a cause for celebration? Carbon Market Solutions director WAYNE KING takes a look:

NZUs ease a little

22 Jan 2016

Spot NZUs closed last night at $9.57. OMFinancial reports:

NZUs down slightly

20 Jan 2016

Spot NZUs closed last night at $9.65. OMFinancial reports:

Carbon closing in on $10 mark

18 Jan 2016

Carbon has started the year with a bang, trading good volume at prices pushing toward $10.

Target in sight ... but we're dining on leftovers

18 Jan 2016

New Zealand will meet its 2020 emissions reduction target – thanks to a surplus of units left over from 2012, latest government figures show.

Bullish on carbon

18 Jan 2016

NZUs closed at $9.73 last week. OMFinancial reports:

Carbon settled on quiet market

18 Dec 2015

The carbon market was quiet yesterday, with the market settling at $9.22. OMFinancial reports:

NZUs at $9.25

17 Dec 2015

Carbon consolidated yesterday, in what is seen as a pause before we move higher. OMFinancial reports:

NZUs touch $9.30

15 Dec 2015

Carbon continues to surprise to the upside; as tipped yesterday, the $8.95 offer was taken out and the $9.00 level was breached. OMFinancial reports:

Carbon prices lift 50% since beginning of year

15 Dec 2015

Carbon prices are closing the year 50 per cent up on where they started the 12 months.

Carbon pushing toward $9

14 Dec 2015

Spot NZUs closed at $8.90 on Friday. OMFinancial reports:

Carbon pushing $8.70

7 Dec 2015

Spot carbon finished the week at $8.55. OMFinancial reports:

Spot NZUs trade up to $8.55

4 Dec 2015

Spot carbon traded $8.55 yesterday on small volume. OMFinancial reports:

Another day another high

3 Dec 2015

NZUs traded up to $8.50 yesterday on 15,000 units. OMFinancial reports:

Buy this market

2 Dec 2015

Spot NZUs traded up to $8.45 yesterday on 150,000 tonnes, as several buyers moved into the market. OMFinancial reports:

$8.50 here we come

1 Dec 2015

Spot NZUs continue to rally and are now charging at $8.50. OMFinancial reports:

NZUs offered at $8.35

30 Nov 2015

Carbon continues to firm, with the market last trading at $8.35. OMFinancial reports:

Carbon closes at $8.20

27 Nov 2015

Carbon remained well bid yesterday, closing at $8.20. OMFinancial reports:

NZUs smash through $8 to a high of $8.20

26 Nov 2015

Yesterday’s offer for 143,000 NZUs at $8 was cleaned out early afternoon. OMFinancial reports:

NZUs continue their climb

25 Nov 2015

We traded small volume at $7.85 yesterday, and have cleared $7.90 today. OMFinancial reports:

$8 looking better by the day

24 Nov 2015

NZUs traded at $7.80 yesterday on good volume. OMFinancial reports:

Politics
More Politics >
Christchurch Mayoral hopeful Sara Templeton (centre) is promising sustainable transport for the city.

Climate at the ballot box in local govt elections

Mon 15 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate action as well as anti-climate stances are both the subject of promises at this year's local government elections, with pledges to focus on resilience to extreme weather events widely supported, while plans for cutting emissions have been countered by promises to block such action, as voting papers hit mailboxes last week.

Energy
More Energy >
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Energy and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts speaking to media.

Watts not considering removing electricity from ETS

Today 11:15am

Energy and Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, says he is “not currently considering” removing electricity generation from the Emissions Trading Scheme, as proposed by NZ First Minister Shane Jones.

Agriculture
More Agriculture >

International scientists slam NZ govt's proposed approach to methane

13 Aug 2025

New Zealand's proposed approach to methane emissions has again been attacked by international climate scientists, with a new study saying the attempt to redefine climate target-setting by livestock-exporting countries undermines the transition to a sustainable and equitable food system

Carbon emissions
More Carbon emissions >
Vector reduced fugitive methane emissions using 'gas sniffer trucks' to find leaks in its gas distribution network

Vector hits emissions reduction goal five years early

5 Sep 2025

By Liz Kivi | Auckland lines company Vector has met its 2030 emissions reduction reduction target five years early, more than halving its direct emissions, and crediting innovation and a laser-focus for its success in a hard-to-abate sector.

Transport
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NZ needs to be part of a regional SAF strategy: Z, Air NZ

9 Sep 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand needs to be part of a regional strategic approach to sourcing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with domestic production less the aim than ensuring access to the fuel from one of a number of strategically positioned bio-refineries around the world.

Forestry
More Forestry >

Indigenous forest 'islands' could help transition exotic plantations to native bush

Thu 11 Sep 2025

Native forest 'islands' within exotic plantations might be the key to transitioning plantations from exotic to Indigenous, according to new research.

Business
More Business >
Lord Adair Turner

'Non-negotiable' – EU carbon pricing to hit Kiwi exporters, expert warns

Thu 11 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | High carbon exports will inevitably face a high carbon tax at the EU border, possibly in the next five years, and high methane agricultural products might not be exempt, an international expert told a local audience yesterday.

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