Markets: All stories
Wind generation needs a helping hand
17 Jun 2011
New Zealand this week celebrated Global Wind Day for the first time.
Lack of demand drops NZU prices
17 Jun 2011
The buyer-seller stalemate was broken this week, with a flurry of activity causing the NZU price to move lower, Westpac reports.
Headwinds for New Zealand carbon
17 Jun 2011
The spot NZU market has weakened in line with global carbon prices through the week and traded to the mid $19s, says OMFinancial.
BNZ intends to join carbon market
10 Jun 2011
The BNZ bank says it will enter the New Zealand carbon market later this year.
New trading platform handles big deal
10 Jun 2011
Carbon-trading newcomer Carbon Match has done its biggest trade to date.
We might have to live with a Kyoto gap
10 Jun 2011
We have been struck by the current lack of optimism about securing a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Market settles into Mexican stand-off
10 Jun 2011
The past few weeks in the NZU market can best be described as lacklustre, Westpac reports.
Little demand on spot market
10 Jun 2011
Another quiet week trading-wise for the NZUs as prices hold a tight range, $19.65 to $19.85, on light volume, OMFinancial reports.
Hopes dim for safe emissions levels
3 Jun 2011
Greenhouse gas emissions increased by a record amount last year, to the highest carbon output in history, putting hopes of holding global warming to safe levels all but out of reach, according to unpublished estimates from the International Energy Agency, says Carbon Market Solutions.
Slow market waits for new direction
3 Jun 2011
The NZU market has been fairly subdued this week as participants wait for a new, clear signal to drive the market forward, Westpac reports.
Surrender date passes without a whimper
3 Jun 2011
Another quiet week trading-wise for the NZU; prices slipped under $20 per tonne but trading was light, OMFinancial reports.
No danger of Australia leading the world
27 May 2011
A common argument used by people in NZ and in other countries to avoid becoming involved in climate change mitigation and carbon pricing is the”why should we lead the world on this issue” argument.
Vanadium … the best thing since lithium
27 May 2011
By NICK HODGE, Energy and Capital editor. The next series of planes commissioned by the Pentagon will not have pilots.
NZU price drops on murky market
27 May 2011
The NZU price has softened again this week, with prices slipping a further $0.20 amidst an increasingly murky market backdrop, Westpac reports.
Weaker NZUs demand comes as surprise
20 May 2011
Demand for NZUs appears to have weakened in the past seven days.
NZUs slip further
20 May 2011
A far cry from the flurry of NZU buying that was anticipated heading into the May 31 surrender date, the NZU market has slipped further this week on light volumes, Westpac reports.
Game-changing events on the horizon
20 May 2011
The theme of last week has continued; the spot NZU market has traded a very tight range on very little volume, OMFinancial reports.
Forest credits near nine million mark
13 May 2011
Nearly nine million NZUs have been issued for carbon stored in post-1989 forests last year.
Market eyes Japan's nuclear plans
13 May 2011
Will Japan’s nuclear policy announcement keep NZU prices up? asks Carbon Market Solutions.
Why the ETS needs transparency
6 May 2011
Is the ETS a mature market yet? asks Carbon Market Solutions.
Prices creep higher
6 May 2011
Prices for NZUs have moved slowly higher this week, with several buyers transacting ahead of the May 31 surrender date, Westpac reports.
ETS review predictable so far
29 Apr 2011
With the findings of the ETS Review due out in June, the consultation phase of the review is has drawn to a close.
Stable week for NZUs
29 Apr 2011
Another short week has seen continued stability in the NZU price, and trading remains sub-$20.50, Westpac reports.
Buy carbon, says OMF
29 Apr 2011
Locally, pressure continues to build in the NZU market, OMFinancial reports.
China on a clean energy roll
21 Apr 2011
China, the world’s biggest emitter, continues to power ahead in the green revolution, and has topped the Pew Environment Group's clean energy investment rankings for 2010.
Looming surrender date affects prices
21 Apr 2011
NZUs again traded in the low-to-mid $20s, failing to break through either $20 or $20.50, Westpac reports.
NZUs are going cheap
21 Apr 2011
The New Zealand carbon market has continued to trade a range this week, but it feels like it’s going to move higher in the short to medium term, driven by onshore and offshore factors.
Geo-engineering might best be done by UN
15 Apr 2011
The Guardian newspaper recently published comments by Professor David G Victor suggesting that the United Nations will never be able to halt climate change.
CERs 'out of the equation'
15 Apr 2011
The NZU price has remained stable this week, trading in a range between NZD20 and NZD20.50, Westpac reports.
Mexican standoff continues
15 Apr 2011
Moribund would be one word to describe the New Zealand carbon market this week, OMFinancial reports.
Ban gas CERs or wreck market, says trader
8 Apr 2011
The price of carbon in New Zealand will crash if industrial gas CERs are not banned from the Emissions Trading Scheme from 2013, a trader is warning.
Forest owners will get 9m carbon credits
8 Apr 2011
The Government will issue more than nine million carbon credits to the owners of post-1989 forests this year.
Westpac: What happens after 2012?
8 Apr 2011
Uncertainty about the future shape of the Emissions Trading Scheme will affect future prices, Westpac says.
Firms under pressure to manage carbon
8 Apr 2011
Companies are facing increasing pressure from shareholders, employees, competitors, and consumers to put in place strategies to manage carbon, Carbon Market Solutions reports.
No softening in price of NZUs
8 Apr 2011
The NZU price has consolidated this week, again trading in the low-to-mid $20s, Westpac reports.
A quiet week, but long-term outlook for higher carbon prices
8 Apr 2011
A quiet week for NZUs, with prices trading a $20.15 to $20.30 range, OMFinancial reports.
EU emissary talks aviation
1 Apr 2011
Jill Duggan, who has been instrumental in the set up of the European ETS, spoke to a number of New Zealand audiences this week, offering some interesting insights into the future of emissions trading, CMS reports.
NZ carbon consolidating
1 Apr 2011
The NZU price has traded in the mid-to-low $20s this week in small volumes.
NZUs only credit in frame for emitters
1 Apr 2011
The NZU market consolidated further this week; spot volumes were very light and most of the trading activity was around $20.20, OMFinancial reports.
Kiwi carbon player goes it alone
25 Mar 2011
London-based international carbon-trading company EcoSecurities and its New Zealand partner have ended their formal relationship.
Will dialogue influence the outcome of the review?
25 Mar 2011
Stakeholders have begun meeting with ETS review panel, but one cannot help but wonder whether the results of this consultation will in fact find their way into the final recommendations, says Carbon Market Solutions.
NZU prices stabilise in the low $20s
25 Mar 2011
The NZU price has softened this week, with prices trading in the high $20s at the start of the week and into the low $20s (and even breaking through the $20 mark) by the end of the week, Westpac reports.
A lack of buying or selling
25 Mar 2011
Consolidation was the message throughout the week, with spot NZUs settling back towards $20.50 on small volumes, OMFinancial reports.
Price on move as carbon booms in Europe
18 Mar 2011
New Zealand’s carbon credits are running hot on the back of soaring prices in Europe.
Forests credit allocations top five million
18 Mar 2011
Owners of pre-1990 forests have now been allocated more than five million carbon credits.
Fukushima drama affects carbon price
18 Mar 2011
Recent events have demonstrated how intertwined New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme is with the global financial and carbon markets, says Carbon Market Solutions.
The day will come when you'll beg for $4 petrol
18 Mar 2011
By Nick Hodge. The long-term bull market in energy is on.
Golden period for sellers
18 Mar 2011
The NZU price has increased from the high $19s at the end of last week to trade in the low $21s by the end of this week, Westpac reports.
Quake shakes makets to core
18 Mar 2011
What a difference a week makes; last week we thought NZUs would consolidate, CERs would weaken and that the NZD was cheap, OMFinancial reports.
Carbon price steady after failed quarterly auction
Tue 16 Sep 2025
By Liz Kivi | The carbon price has continued to trade in its familiar moribund range in the high $50s following last week’s failed quarterly auction, with ample supply still trading on the secondary market at about $10 below this year’s $68 auction floor.
