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Carbon on a new six-year high
6 Nov 2017
New Zealand carbon has finally burst through the $19 barrier, after hovering teasingly below the mark since October's general election.
MARKET REPORT: NZUs $18.40
20 Oct 2017
Spot NZUs closed yesterday at $18.35 bid and $18.40 offered, after last fixing at $18.40.
MARKET REPORT: NZUs $18.35
5 Sep 2017
Spot NZUs opened today at $18.25 bid and $18.55 offered, after last fixing at $18.35.
Analysts up EU carbon price forecasts
13 Apr 2017
Analysts have significantly increased their forecasts for European carbon prices in the bloc's Emission Trading System for 2018 and 2019 to take into account the progress made in market reforms designed to curb oversupply.
NZ-China work on links despite carbon tax talk
17 Mar 2017
Work on developing carbon-trading links between New Zealand and China is continuing, despite a report this week that China might go to a carbon tax instead of a national emissions trading scheme.
China hints at tax instead of trading in carbon
15 Mar 2017
China is moving closer to a carbon tax for cutting emissions and away from the EU’s emissions trading model, a senior Chinese official has said.
MARKET REPORT: NZUs $18.05
1 Mar 2017
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.80 bid and $18.10 offered, after last fixing at $18.05.
Credits in private accounts worth $2.1 billion
27 Jan 2017
Carbon credits sitting in private accounts are a $2.1 billion liability to the Government.
Carbon ends year having doubled its price
21 Dec 2016
Carbon closes the year nearly twice the price it was fetching this time last year.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17
19 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $16.70 bid and $17.20 offered, after last fixing at $17.00.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.40
16 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.00 bid and $17.40 offered, after last fixing at $17.40.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.20
15 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $16.90 bid and $17.50 offered, after last fixing at $17.20.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.40
14 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.20 bid and $17.70 offered, after last fixing at $17.40.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.55
13 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.40 bid and $17.70 offered, after last fixing at $17.55.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.60
12 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.55 bid and $17.70 offered, after last fixing at $17.60.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.65
9 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.55 bid and $17.65 offered, after last fixing at $17.65.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.75
8 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.70 bid and $17.85 offered, after last fixing at $17.75.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.70
7 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.65 bid and $17.75 offered, after last fixing at $17.70.
MARKET MOVES: NZUs $17.75
6 Dec 2016
Spot NZUs opened today at $17.55 bid and $17.95 offered, after last fixing at $17.75.
NZ signs up with global carbon pricing group
2 Dec 2016
New Zealand has joined a World Bank group promoting carbon pricing.
Latest Australian auction a smaller affair
2 Dec 2016
Australia’s fourth Emissions Reduction Fund auction was smaller than previous auctions, with no mega-projects and low participation.
China prepares for world’s biggest carbon market
23 Nov 2016
In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, and his refusal to recognise climate change, China’s new carbon market is attracting particular attention.
Beware knee-jerk reactions, says business head
14 Nov 2016
Donald Trump’s presidency of the United States is a temporary speed bump in the path to a resilient low-carbon economy, says Business New Zealand.
Stay calm, says transtasman investor group
11 Nov 2016
Investors should not let Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States undermine action on climate change, says the Investor Group on Climate Change.
MEMO INVESTORS: You can't ignore climate change
25 Oct 2016
Investors can no longer ignore climate change, says a global asset-management company.
More trading could cut cost of climate change mitigation
20 Oct 2016
Greater global cooperation through carbon trading could reduce the cost of climate change mitigation by 32 per cent by 2030, according to a World Bank report.
Australian businesses keen to join global carbon trade
18 Oct 2016
AUSTRALIA'S conservative government might have ditched the country’s emissions trading scheme, but businesses across the Tasman still want to get involved in international carbon trading, a survey shows.
Ukraine ratifies Paris Agreement
21 Sep 2016
Ukraine – the source of many of the low-value carbon credits that have so embarrassed the New Zealand Government – is the latest country to ratify the Paris Agreement.
Canada will impose nationwide carbon price
21 Sep 2016
Canada will impose a carbon price on provinces that do not adequately regulate emissions by themselves, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said without giving details on how the Liberal government will do so.
Gas emissions (the reported kind) take a dive
16 Sep 2016
New Zealand’s reported greenhouse gas emissions have fallen drastically.
Trading scheme welcomes fewer units
16 Sep 2016
Just 4.6 million NZUs came into the Emissions Trading Scheme last year, new Government figures show.
Big banks under attack over damaging investments
15 Sep 2016
Two of New Zealand’s largest banks are caught up in a campaign in which customers are threatening to close accounts if the banks don’t stop lending money to climate-damaging businesses.
How companies get smart about climate change
15 Sep 2016
The Paris Agreement not only signalled social change but also sent the market a strong signal to move away from carbon-intensive investment.
Time to get on the new emissions register
14 Sep 2016
Time is running out to use migration codes to switch to the new Emissions Trading Register.
California struggles to save emissions plan
9 Sep 2016
In 2012, when California began its cap-and-trade programme, it was hailed as a model for the rest of the world.
How to expand carbon pricing worldwide
1 Sep 2016
Countries and states around the world are considering carbon pricing policies to achieve their greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, including emissions trading systems, carbon taxes, or similar systems.
New emissions register will make life easier
23 Aug 2016
The emissions register will be closed from noon on Thursday, pending the launch of the new one on Monday.
China turns to free markets to tame pollution
23 Aug 2016
There are at least three good reasons why China is likely to succeed in starting the world's biggest carbon-trading market when its efforts to limit pollution kick in next year.
Your EUR account needs some attention
2 Aug 2016
Got an account on the Emissions Unit Register? You need to do some things to make sure it’s transferred to the new register that’s replacing it.
Europe puts weight behind Korean ETS
11 Jul 2016
Europe is supporting the development of Korea’s Emissions Trading Scheme in a $5.3 million three-year partnership.
European carbon slumps to two-year low
30 Jun 2016
European carbon hit a two-year low overnight as Brexit jitters continue to worry the market.
Options show how badly Brexit could hurt EU market
30 Jun 2016
Brexit is sending prices in the European Union carbon market lower, and options traders expect it to get worse.
Africa has key role to play, say carbon traders
29 Jun 2016
Africa will play a critical role in the spread of carbon markets, says International Emissions Trading Association president Dirk Forrister.
Price floor or perish, experts tell European market
28 Jun 2016
Europe’s carbon market faces ruin without a price floor, an international think-tank says.
EU carbon prices struggle to hold ground
28 Jun 2016
European carbon prices tried and failed to rally last night in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.
Nervous Europe rallies for climate talks
28 Jun 2016
EU envoys will meet in Berlin next week for informal talks on saving the bloc’s reputation as a climate leader.
New data will help to identify storm risks
28 Jun 2016
Scientists have released new data that will help planners to identify the risks posed by floods and sea-level rise.
How British exit could affect our carbon market
27 Jun 2016
New Zealand carbon prices could be affected by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.
Britain might stay in EU carbon market
27 Jun 2016
Britain might have voted to leave the European Union, but it mightn’t necessarily have to leave the European carbon market.
Carbon price grinds higher - where to from now?
30 Jun 2025
By Liz Kivi | The carbon price has continued to grind slowly higher since this month’s failed auction, with prices at their highest since March, although still languishing well below this year’s auction floor price.
