Carbon prices

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $63.83

Today 11:00am - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $63.83 yesterday, up 85 cents on the previous day’s close.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $61.36

20 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $61.36 yesterday, up $0.28 on the previous day’s close.

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.

Will NZ walk away from the Paris Agreement?

20 Dec 24 - By Geoff Bertram | COMMENT: Unless the government can find very cheap offshore mitigation, the temptation to walk away from its Paris Agreement obligations may well be too strong to resist for a coalition government focused on fiscal austerity.

What should carbon offsets really cost?

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

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $61.08

19 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $61.08 yesterday, down $0.96 on the previous day’s close.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $62.04

18 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $62.04 yesterday, down $1.06 on the previous day’s close.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $63.10

17 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $63.10 yesterday, an increase of $0.15 on the previous day’s close.

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.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $62.95

16 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $62.95 on Friday, an increase of $0.28 on the previous day’s close.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $62.67

13 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $62.67 yesterday, an increase of $2.67 on the previous day’s close.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $60.00

12 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $60.00 yesterday, an increase of $0.96 on the previous day’s close.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $59.04

11 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $59.04 yesterday, down $0.87 on the previous day’s close.

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.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $59.92

10 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $59.92 yesterday, down $2.05 on the previous day’s close.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $62.00

9 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $62.00 on Friday, down $1.12 on the previous day’s close.

MARKET LATEST: $63.12

6 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $63.12 yesterday, down $0.85 on the previous day’s close.

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.

MARKET LATEST: $63.97

5 Dec 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $63.97 yesterday, down $0.06 on the previous day’s close.