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NZUs look good as carbon prices rise
22 Mar 2013
Carbon has started edging up, prompting traders to recommend buying NZUs.
Carry-over of Kyoto units not what’s wanted
22 Mar 2013
The first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ended on December 31.
Europe vote edges closer
22 Mar 2013
Europe edges closer to the magic 245-vote backloading number, with Slovenia and Ireland indicating support bringing the number to 214, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon market shows spark of life
15 Mar 2013
Traders have found some bright spots in an otherwise dull domestic carbon market this week.
Price steady after overnight spike
15 Mar 2013
After a lack of support throughout the week, the December 2013 EUA - touching lows of €3.45 overnight - spiked up to €4.23 before settling at €3.70.
NZU supply tight
15 Mar 2013
NZU trading remains sporadic, as switching flow dictates price action, says Westpac.
European market firms slightly
8 Mar 2013
The European market is left to hang as it waits for further back-loading news, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon prices languish in the doldrums
1 Mar 2013
Carbon prices continued to languish this week, prompting questions about just how long the Government can let New Zealand operate without an effective price on carbon.
Meet the ETS winners ... and losers
1 Mar 2013
Depressed, depressed, and depressed sounds like a state of mind, and for some it could well be, but indications are that the erosion of the Emission Trading Scheme as a cost effective mechanism for reducing and abating greenhouse gas emissions is real and spreading across the planet.
Sell ... and put your money in the bank
1 Mar 2013
The recommendation for EITEs & Emitters holding NZUs now is to bank them and buy Green ERUs as replacement, says OMFinancial.
Where are the sellers?
1 Mar 2013
NZUs remain very illiquid as sellers remain absent from the market, Westpac reportts.
It's official ... NZ banned from Kyoto deals
22 Feb 2013
New Zealand will not be allowed access to Kyoto-based carbon credits – including CERs – from 2015.
ERUs' numbers double in year
22 Feb 2013
The number of ERUs used by New Zealand emitters to meet their carbon obligations this year is expected to be double the number used last year.
Can't get NZUs 'for love nor money'
22 Feb 2013
As it sits right now, you can surrender CP1 UN offsets for the next three emission years counting 2012, 2013 and 2014.
NZ carbon in race to the bottom
15 Feb 2013
As the prices of UN carbon offsets fall to new lows, the New Zealand ETS is increasingly struggling for relevance, writes Carbon Match founder Lizzie Chambers.
EPA updates trading platform
15 Feb 2013
The Environmental Protection Authority is updating the emissions trading platform.
Carbon thumped overnight
15 Feb 2013
The local carbon market got smacked on the smell of an oily rag yesterday - thumped over 30 cents on 10,000 tonnes, to close at $2, OMFinancial reports.
Sluggish market keeps prices low
8 Feb 2013
Domestic interest in carbon has been sluggish this week, with brokers reporting few trades.
We've become small-scale and stand-alone
8 Feb 2013
A mere 12-to-24 months ago, many in the carbon business in New Zealand believed the chances of synergising the New Zealand carbon markets with other markets, such as the emerging Australian carbon market, were good, Carbon Market Solutions says.
EU party move leaves market in limbo
8 Feb 2013
The European market remains in limbo after news that the biggest EU party, the European People’s Party (EPP), is not likely to approve the back-loading proposal, says OMFinancial.
NZ carbon market shows signs of life
1 Feb 2013
Interest in the New Zealand carbon market is picking up – even if prices aren’t.
It's not all bad news from Europe
1 Feb 2013
European carbon markets trundled along sideways during their first session of the week, as no major change was recorded in spot CERs and ERUs, OMFinancial reports.
Marketing getting news-fatigue
1 Feb 2013
International prices fell sharply last night as news headlines continue to dictate the mood of the European carbon markets, Westpac reports.
ETS foe pays million-dollar carbon premium
25 Jan 2013
A company ideologically opposed to the Emissions Trading Scheme is thought to have paid $1.4 million more than it needed to to meet its carbon obligations last year.
Market plunge gets the tongues wagging
25 Jan 2013
The major talking points this week are the massive market plunge in an already-volatile market which has been stirred up by rumour and political uncertainty, says John Davis of CF Partners in London.
New low for European carbon
25 Jan 2013
It hasn’t been a good month for European carbon prices, with EUAs plunging from around EUR6.75 at the beginning of January to a record low of EUR2.81 for the Dec13 EUA contract overnight.
Emitters turn backs on local credits
18 Jan 2013
Domestic carbon credits are no longer the unit of choice in the New Zealand carbon market.
All quiet on the trading front
18 Jan 2013
Few domestic carbon units have been traded since before Christmas.
Industrial gas CERs join ban list
18 Jan 2013
The Government is banning indutrial gas CERs rom New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme because of concerns over their environmental integrity.
Dull year behind us, flat year ahead
18 Jan 2013
The past 12 months have seen little domestic activity in terms of NZU purchasing to meet obligations under the ETS.
European prices remain low
18 Jan 2013
Poor German economic data kept European carbon prices trundling along on their lows last night, OMFinancial reports.
Pre-1990 NZUs fail to fire market
18 Jan 2013
The year has started slowly for the domestic carbon market.
Doha votes to bar NZ from KP2 credits
14 Dec 2012
New Zealand will not be allowed access to international carbon credits generated under the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.
What's our market worth?
14 Dec 2012
Carbon Match founder Lizzie Chambers reflects on the fallout from the COP18 meeting
ETS progress? You're better off going fishing
14 Dec 2012
By WAYNE KING, Carbon Market Solutions. Now that the climate talks are completed in Doha, and before the Christmas break and the New Year, can we take stock and feel optimistic about agreed international action to halt global warming and the impacts of anthropogenic climate change?
The market waits...
14 Dec 2012
It was a mixed session overnight, with EUAs & ERUs down but CERs up, OMFinancial reports.
NZ faces carbon markets shut-out
7 Dec 2012
New Zealand could be shut out of international Kyoto-compliant carbon markets
Carbon prices scrape bottom of barrel
7 Dec 2012
Carbon prices have equalled the low set last month.
EUAs take a dive ... again
30 Nov 2012
EUAs got smacked again last night, falling 25 cents, OMFinancial reports.
Dodgy Doha poor place for climate talks
30 Nov 2012
As world leaders gather in Doha for the COP 18 climate change talks, Wayne King, a veteran of COP 1, reflects on progress to date.
Trader steps into Australian market
23 Nov 2012
New Zealand trading house OMFinancial is moving into Australia.
Expect pressure on prices
23 Nov 2012
European carbon was steady overnight as the market absorbed another 4.5 million units auctioned by governments.
Plans to reduce supply in world's largest market
23 Nov 2012
International prices have traded sideways following last week’s back-loading proposal announced by the European Commission.
If the world burns, we burn
16 Nov 2012
A number of comments made by the public about the Government's decision to not sign up to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol appear to be made from a position of lack of understanding of the global atmosphere, including the complex processes which the atmosphere undergoes, Carbon Market Solutions says.
Carbon hits the windshield
16 Nov 2012
European carbon found its windshield last night, with EUAs dropping 10 per cent, OMFinancial reports.
SOE moves into Australian carbon market
9 Nov 2012
A State-owned enterprise is registering to operate in the Australian carbon market.
Carbon hovers above historic lows
9 Nov 2012
Very little changed in the European carbon market last night,OMFinancial reports.
Carbon units sink through $1 mark
26 Oct 2012
Carbon continued to tumble this week, with some units falling below the $1 mark.
Follow the leader ...
26 Oct 2012
The New Zealand carbon market continues to follow the international market lower, with NZUs trading under NZD3.00 this week to post a low of $2.55 (offer), Westpac says.
Carbon News publishes ten-year NZU forward curve
10 Dec 2025
Carbon News has published a new ten-year NZU forward curve mapping how carbon prices could evolve through to 2035 under a range of policy and market conditions.
