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Prices ride the rocky road
10 Feb 2012
NZD carbon prices have continued their rocky road over the past week, moving to two-month highs before softening and giving back much of these gains towards the latter part of the week, Westpac reports.
Westpac charts rises and falls of carbon
3 Feb 2012
Carbon has joined other financial instruments on Westpac’s website.
Carbon could push higher
3 Feb 2012
Now that the Government has played its hand on industrial gas CERs, the opportunity exists to swap your NZUs and trey/green CERs for cheaper units, such as large hydro CERs and ERUs, OMFinancial says.
Where Europe goes, we go ...
3 Feb 2012
The European Union is so critical to the outlook for carbon prices for the next year that we’re looking at the issue again this week, Carbon Market Solutions says.
Carbon hits a six-week high
3 Feb 2012
Carbon prices have seen a lift this week on the back of a more upbeat tone out of Europe, Westpac reports.
Waiting a year could be worth it
27 Jan 2012
After a tumultuous 2011, carbon market outlook for 2012 is foggier than expected.
Hope for global carbon prices
27 Jan 2012
It has been a very interesting week for those keeping a close eye on global carbon prices, OMFinancial reports.
Better off with a barbie
27 Jan 2012
It continues to be a quiet start to the new year, with many market participants more excited about a barbie at the beach than the price action in carbon markets, Westpac says.
Carbon battles back from lowest point
20 Jan 2012
Carbon is fighting back after hitting an all-time low this week.
Business lobby says no to floor price
20 Jan 2012
Restricting prices at the lower end of the carbon market would be self-defeating, says BusinessNZ.
ETS safe, but where do we go from here?
20 Jan 2012
The results from the Durban conference on climate change have been hailed as a breakthrough for climate negotiations - and derided as a step back in Kyoto goals.
Rough ride for NZ carbon prices
20 Jan 2012
New Zealand carbon has certainly been for a ride in the past month.
Market picks up - a little
20 Jan 2012
We have witnessed a slight rise in volumes this week, with more participants having returned from their summer holidays
Where to from here for NZUs?
16 Dec 2011
The NZU premium over CERs is being ground down – now close to 65 cents from over $1 a week ago, OMFinancial reports
Prices take dramatic slide
16 Dec 2011
NZD carbon prices have had a dramatic slide this week, with NZUs posting a new low of $7.60 before recovering to the current levels, around $8.30, Westpac reports.
It's a platform, it's a roadmap ... it's something
16 Dec 2011
Expectations were low, risks were high, and the politics were volatile as government representatives met in Durban, South Africa, for international climate change negotiations earlier this month.
Carbon hits new low, but expect a fightback
9 Dec 2011
Carbon prices are expected to rally today after hitting an all-time low yesterday, trading at less than half their value of just seven months ago.
Wanna bet on carbon at closing time?
9 Dec 2011
The iPredict site has dipped a toe into the carbon market.
Why we must target the 2deg limit
9 Dec 2011
Scientists working on the Global Carbon Project have said that despite nearly 15 years of pledges to make cuts, the release of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is still increasing at a record rate.
Hope ahead as market hits lowest ebb
9 Dec 2011
November has seen a dramatic decline in both the value of CERs and the value of NZUs, prompting a more pessimistic outlook from traders than ever before, CMS reports.
Get used to it ... prices are low
9 Dec 2011
The local market is starting to accept that the price of NZUs “is what it is” and that prices may be in this region ($9 to $11) for some time to come, says OMFinancial.
What's it all about?
9 Dec 2011
This week Westpac explains some of the finer points of the international carbon market.
China key to future of carbon trading
2 Dec 2011
This week the climate summit began in Durban to discuss the future of the Kyoto Protocol.
Grim outlook for global carbon
2 Dec 2011
Spot and forward NZUs lost further ground this week, OMFinancial reports.
Market gets a little bit busier
2 Dec 2011
The New Zealand carbon market has seen a slight up-tick in activity this week as NZD carbon prices moved into new territory below NZD11, says Westpac.
Carbon crashes as Europe sells out
25 Nov 2011
Carbon prices are in free-fall as cash-strapped European countries dump huge amounts of European Union Allowances – the European equivalent of New Zealand’s NZUs.
Trades difficult as price flops
25 Nov 2011
NZUs started the week at $13.05 and traded at $12.10 yesterday, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon trading hits record lows
25 Nov 2011
Carbon markets have been decimated this week, says Westpac's carbon desk.
Durban ... good COP or bad COP?
25 Nov 2011
The latest round of international climate change negotiations starts in Durban next week with a lot of expectation and controversy on its back, Carbon Market Solutions says.
Why you should buy NZ-made
18 Nov 2011
NZUs traded above $13 again this week, OMFinancial reports, with a mixture of trading in both spot and forward markets.
Small rally, but trading muted
18 Nov 2011
NZD carbon prices have risen slightly again this week, Westpac reports.
National digs in over ETS agriculture
18 Nov 2011
The outcome of the general election just over a week away will have repercussions for the implementation and progress of the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Where Labour and Greens stand on carbon trading
11 Nov 2011
Carbon Market Solutions casts an eye over the carbon-trading policies of Labour and the Greens:
News from Europe boosts prices
11 Nov 2011
Carbon markets rallied early this week as news filtered out of Europe of Greek PM George Papandreou's resignation and the promised departure of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Global carbon hits new lows
11 Nov 2011
NZUs climbed back over the $13 level and continue to hold their premium over CERs.
Row brews over industrial gases
4 Nov 2011
Carbon producers and consumers have taken opposing stands on whether industrial gas CERs should be banned from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
NZ carbon hits new low
4 Nov 2011
This week has bought a small pick-up in trading activity, as NZD carbon prices set a new record low, both for NZD CERS ($11.55) and NZUs ($12.45) .
Volume up, prices down
4 Nov 2011
The domestic carbon market week has seen a reasonable pick-up in volume being offered, even as prices have continued to slip lower each day, OMFinancial reports
Surprise ... NZUs hold their ground
28 Oct 2011
NZUs have held their premium over CERs, which is surprising some participants who wonder why anyone would buy an NZU when CERs are so much cheaper, says OMFinancial.
Carbon rallies on news from Europe
28 Oct 2011
Flow and traded volume in NZUs continues to be light, as the price remains range-bound in the mid NZD 13 range, Westpac reports.
Carbon control - how it works
28 Oct 2011
In the recent review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, the panel has recommended that an emissions-to-atmosphere approach should be introduced to the ETS rules, Carbon Market Solutions says.
Carbon heading south
21 Oct 2011
As strange as it may seem, NZUs are widening their premium over CERs, and the trend is likely to continue, says OMFinancial.
Why we need to ban industrial CERs soon
21 Oct 2011
A proposed Government ban on industrial CERs should go ahead as soon as possible, says DANIEL WATSON, of Carbon Market Solutions.
Carbon price hits all-time low
21 Oct 2011
It has been a rocky week for global carbon prices, with the CER price in EUR terms reaching new all-time lows below seven euros, Westpac reports.
Abbott will eat his words, says CMS
14 Oct 2011
The Australian emissions trading scheme legislation was passed through that country’s Federal Parliament this week, and is expected to begin being passed into law by the Senate next month.
Spooked Europe slashes carbon price
14 Oct 2011
European carbon prices hit all-time lows overnight, partly on the back of weak European financial markets, OM Financial reports.
Search starts for CDM replacement
7 Oct 2011
A new market-based mechanism is being mooted to replace the Clean Development Mechanism, Carbon Market Solutions reports.
Potential for a carbon bubble
7 Oct 2011
The marketl expects industrial gas CERs to be banned from January 1, 2013, with allowance for any forward contracts that fall within the May 31 surrender date, OMFinancial reports.
Banning industrial gas units the way to go
7 Oct 2011
Proposals to ban some industrial gas CERs from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme are no surprise, having been foreshadowed in the ETS review released last month, Westpac says.
Another hit to market as Govt uncouples ETS from international climate target
Wed 5 Nov 2025
By Liz Kivi | The Government’s surprise move to break the connection between the Emissions Trading Scheme and New Zealand’s Paris Agreement climate target is a brutal hit to confidence in an already moribund market.
