First ETS auction of the year fails

Wednesday - The first Emissions Trading Scheme auction of 2025 has failed to sell any 'pollution permits,' with all 1.5 million NZUs rolling over to the June auction.

Tomorrow's ETS auction likely 'non-event'

Tuesday - The spot price in the compliance carbon market dropped even further at the end of last week, with market watchers predicting that tomorrow's auction is odds-on to sell nothing.

What next for carbon prices?

12 Mar 25 - NZUs are still hovering well below the auction price floor, with collateral due to be lodged by today for participants in the first Emissions Trading Scheme auction of 2025, on March 19.

Carbon auction unlikely to clear as spot price drops

11 Mar 25 - The carbon price on the spot market has dropped to its lowest level since December, with the first ETS auction of the year less than a week away now unlikely to sell any units at all.

Updates to ETS auction collateral methodology

27 Feb 25 - The Government has updated the NZ ETS Auctions collateral methodology effective from 19 March 2025.

Will March's carbon auction clear?

24 Feb 25 - With carbon prices on the secondary market trading in a tight range below the minimum auction price, it seems increasingly unlikely that March's Emissions Trading Scheme auction will clear.

Secondary market remains flat as carbon auction approaches

14 Feb 25 - With the first carbon auction of the year just over a month away, one broker is predicting trading will continue at prices below this year's $68 auction floor price.

Carbon price up - but still too low to drive decarbonisation

24 Jan 25 - Carbon prices on the secondary market went above the $64 mark yesterday for the first time since December’s partial auction clearance.

Emissions trading scheme surplus over-estimated, says EY

20 Dec 24 - The emissions trading scheme has about 22% fewer surplus units than government figures suggest, according to a new report.

What should carbon offsets really cost?

20 Dec 24 - By Jamie Heather | COMMENT: Today’s carbon prices would seem absurd in any other context.

Carbon market heading towards increased price tension?

17 Dec 24 - The carbon price has made a partial recovery, as new analysis shows greater tension in New Zealand's emissions trading scheme than current prices suggest.

Carbon price dips as dust settles after auction

10 Dec 24 - The carbon price has taken a dive since last week’s auction, down more than 6% on last week’s auction price.

Carbon price steady following partial auction clearance

5 Dec 24 - The carbon price stayed steady on the secondary market following yesterday’s partial auction clearance, where 7 million NZUs went unsold.

Final auction of the year partially clears

4 Dec 24 - More than 7 million pollution permits will fail to enter the register this year, with just under half of a possible 14.1 million units selling across all the Emissions Trading Scheme carbon auctions...

Auction preview: experts predict partial clearance tomorrow

3 Dec 24 - The secondary carbon market is trading just above the $64 auction floor, as tomorrow’s highly anticipated auction looms - the fourth and final of 2024.

Partial clearance possible at December auction

22 Nov 24 - The carbon price is hitting up against the $64 auction floor on the secondary market, with the government’s final quarterly auction for the year now less than two weeks away.

Carbon price predicted to rise after upcoming auction

14 Nov 24 - OPINION: Are NZUs set for a bump after the December auction? Nigel Brunel, managing director Marex New Zealand, thinks so.

Carbon price inching up as auction looms

7 Nov 24 - The carbon price is still inching up towards the auction floor, with the final auction for 2024 less than a month away. But the US election result means uncertain times for global environmental...

Stockpile and forestry set to drive carbon price

23 Oct 24 - Stockpile holders will have the power to set the NZU price in future, as the importance of the government’s carbon auctions wanes, Emissions Trading Scheme participants were told last week.

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