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Cold-blooded Buffett tells investors to buy into Noah's Law
2 Mar 2016
As Warren Buffett spelled out to his investors this week, the billionaire’s attitude toward climate change is not really laissez-faire, but rather one of sang-froid.
Why sea lions are not great fans of eco tourism
1 Mar 2016
Eco tourism might be good for business, but it can be bad for species like the New Zealand sea lion, new research shows.
Green bond market aims to raise fighting fund
1 Mar 2016
Businesses are setting up a global green bond market to raise finance to combat the effects of climate change.
Market likes minister's carbon price comment
23 Feb 2016
The market is firming on the back of news that Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett expects carbon prices to rise.
Carbon getting busy, so we're coming to you daily
22 Feb 2016
Carbon News was founded in 2008 with a vision of a daily news service for a vibrant market.
NZUs continue to flow
12 Feb 2016
Spot NZUs closed last night at $9.27. The market is currently bid/offered at $9.20/$9.40. OMFinancial reports:
Busy day for carbon yesterday
27 Jan 2016
Spot NZUs closed last night at $9.55. OMFinancial reports:
Paris aside, all will be revealed in the ETS review
25 Jan 2016
Is the Paris Agreement a cause for celebration? Carbon Market Solutions director WAYNE KING takes a look:
Carbon closing in on $10 mark
18 Jan 2016
Carbon has started the year with a bang, trading good volume at prices pushing toward $10.
Target in sight ... but we're dining on leftovers
18 Jan 2016
New Zealand will meet its 2020 emissions reduction target – thanks to a surplus of units left over from 2012, latest government figures show.
Carbon settled on quiet market
18 Dec 2015
The carbon market was quiet yesterday, with the market settling at $9.22. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs at $9.25
17 Dec 2015
Carbon consolidated yesterday, in what is seen as a pause before we move higher. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs touch $9.30
15 Dec 2015
Carbon continues to surprise to the upside; as tipped yesterday, the $8.95 offer was taken out and the $9.00 level was breached. OMFinancial reports:
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:
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.
