Markets: Analysis
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.
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:
Rising sea levels ... we've been there before
23 Nov 2015
Rising sea levels have been in the news lately, with the release of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report into their likely impact on New Zealand. But while we tend to think of our coastline as fixed, it is anything but.
Volume available at $8
20 Nov 2015
Forty thousand NZUs traded between $7.70 and $7.75 yesterday, and we have opened this morning $7.60/7.85. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs trade up to $7.65
19 Nov 2015
NZUs traded 20k yesterday, closing at $7.65. OMFinancial reports:
Interest in call options grows
11 Nov 2015
NZUs firmed up yesterday, last trading at $7.25.OMFinancial reports:
Carbon on target for $8 by year-end
9 Nov 2015
NZUs closed at $7.25 on Friday, after hitting $7.30 earlier in the week on very good volumes. OMFinancial reports:
Lack of selling suggests a move to the upside
4 Nov 2015
NZUs closed at $7.20 yesterday, with small volume trading there. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs snap higher to $7.30
3 Nov 2015
NZUs closed at $7.07 yesterday on no trade, but this morning snapped higher with spot NZUs trading up to $7.30 on 45,000 tonnes. OMFinancial reports:
Charles calls for switch to low carbon investment
2 Nov 2015
Prince Charles urges investors to play a key role as future-makers by pressuring governments to take decisive action on climate change.
Market sits at $7
28 Oct 2015
NZUs settled $7.00 yesterday on reasonable volume. OMFInancial reports:
Domestic market takes a little breather
27 Oct 2015
NZUs settled $7.05 on Friday on no trade. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle at $7.05
22 Oct 2015
NZUs have continued to firm up, with the market opening $7.00/7.10 today - 100,000 a side. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle $6.90
21 Oct 2015
NZUs settled $6.90 yesterday for the third consecutive day. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle $6.90
20 Oct 2015
NZUs settled at $6.90 yesterday with smalls trading at that level. OMFinancial reports:
TPP has good news for environment
19 Oct 2015
Certification that goods are sustainably produced will become more common under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Environment Minister Nick Smith has told Parliament.
Market likely to stay well-supported
19 Oct 2015
NZUs settled at $6.90 with no trade on Friday. OMFinancial reports:
No trading yesterday
16 Oct 2015
NZUs settled at $6.90 with no trade yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
Local market liquidity improves
15 Oct 2015
NZUs settled at $6.90 with no trade yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
Big buy-order would push us to $7
14 Oct 2015
NZUs traded at $6.95 yesterday, the highest price we have seen for some time. OMFinancial reports.
NZUs settle $6.82
13 Oct 2015
NZUs did not trade yesterday, with the market settling at $6.82. OMFinancial reports:
Worried health workers call for climate action
12 Oct 2015
Tens of thousands of New Zealand health workers are calling for New Zealand to take urgent action on climate change, which they say is a critical health issue.
NZ gives to help stop destruction of oceans
12 Oct 2015
New Zealand will contribute $1.8 million to help Pacific island nations to build resilience to ocean acidification as a result of climate change.
NZUs settle $6.75
8 Oct 2015
NZUs did not trade yesterday, with the market settling at $6.75. OMFinancial reports:
Interest picking up on local market
7 Oct 2015
Yesterday we traded reasonable volume between $6.75 and $6.85. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle at $6.80
6 Oct 2015
Just under 20,000 NZUs changed hands yesterday, with the market closing at $6.80. OMFinancial reports:
Climate threatens Pacific with seesaw sea levels
5 Oct 2015
Scientists say coasts and communities in the Pacific region face more extreme weather hazards as climate change magnifies the devastating El Niño effect.
Decent volume both sides of the market
5 Oct 2015
NZUs traded 10,000 tonnes at $6.75 on Friday. OMFinancial reports:
Market edges higher
2 Oct 2015
NZUs didn’t trade yesterday, despite two-way interesting continuing to build. OMFinancial reports:
Fourth quarter may bring fresh interest
1 Oct 2015
Five thousand NZUs traded at $6.75 yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle at $6.67
30 Sep 2015
We saw no trade in carbon yesterday, despite healthy two-way interest on-screen. OMFinancial reports:
Appetite to accumulate NZUs at these prices
29 Sep 2015
Fifteen thousand NZUs changed hands at $6.65 yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
UN offers Kyoto credits direct to public
28 Sep 2015
The United Nations is offering Kyoto-compliant carbon credits directly to the public.
Prices down, but volume up
28 Sep 2015
Action in the carbon market increased last week, with volume improving. OMFinancial reports:
Call for wider investigation into private back-channel emails in PM’s office
Tue 9 Jun 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Green Party is calling for a full investigation into the use of private email in the Prime Minister's Office, as the scandal following a missing Fonterra and Z Energy climate policy briefing document drags on.
LNG imports might not be needed for 'dry year' security: redacted report
Thu 11 Jun 2026
By Oli Lewis | The need for imported liquefied natural gas to provide security of supply in a dry year is low, according to newly released modelling, with some scenarios featuring higher levels of renewable generation requiring no gas imports at all.
Fed Farmers' election wish-list includes stopping whole-farm conversions to carbon forestry
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Federated Farmers has launched a five-point plan for the next government, setting out what it says should be a major focus for political parties heading into the November election.
'Terrible result': Emissions barely budged in 2024
5 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions were virtually unchanged in 2024, falling by 0.03%, despite the economy shrinking by ten times that amount during the same period, according to new data.
Labour pledges unlimited public transport for $20 a week
Wed 10 Jun 2026
The Labour Party is promising to cap weekly public transport fares at $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, if elected in November.
Nature-based solutions – such as forestry – crucial for carbon removal
5 Jun 2026
COMMENT: Transitioning from erodible pasture to well-managed forest can yield substantial environmental benefits, writes James Treadwell.
Lack of finance stalling sustainable innovation – report
Fri 12 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | A lack of access to suitable finance is threatening growth in New Zealand's sustainable innovation sector, despite strong confidence and ambitious expansion plans among purpose-driven businesses, according to a new report.
