Topics tagged with 'Market advice'
Can we have a word, say kids at Cancun
3 Dec 2010
The Cancun climate change negotiations are being stormed by hundreds of young people calling for fair, ambitious and legally binding intergovernmental action on climate change - and our own New Zealand Youth Delegation is right in the midst of it.
Emitter buys 10,000 tonnes through tender
26 Nov 2010
A buy tender for up to 50,000 tonnes of spot or forward NZUs drew offers of up to 210,000 tonnes.

EECA 1 - bioenergy all the rage
26 Nov 2010
The 2010 EECA Awards have been dominated by bioenergy in various forms – showing an increasing interest from Kiwi businesses in new forms of renewable energy.

Britain aims for 100,000 green-collar workers
5 Nov 2010
The British government's Green Deal initiative to upgrade the energy efficiency of homes could employ up to 100,000 people by 2015 and even more in the long-term, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said this week.
NZ interest growing in CERs
29 Oct 2010
Spot NZU prices continue to trade in a band between $19.70 and $20.10, Westpac reports.
Tenders an option...in right circumstances
22 Oct 2010
There has been light trade in the market this week between $19.75 and $20.10, Westpac reports.

Lawyers shoot down ETS secrecy clause
15 Oct 2010
The Official Information Act over-rides a confidentiality clause in the Emissions Trading Scheme legislation, according to MAF lawyers.
Mexican stand-off in market, says Westpac
1 Oct 2010
The NZU market has ground to a halt, with light trade in small parcels occurring this week, Westpac reports.

Combet admits carbon tax an option
24 Sep 2010
Australian Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has given a clear sign the Government is prepared to consider introducing a carbon tax.
A great time for sellers
17 Sep 2010
Trading in the spot market for NZUs remains light, with parties needing to pay a premium for immediate delivery, Westpac reports.
Spot market thin, but talk of forward trades
3 Sep 2010
Trading in the spot market for NZUs is thin due to the current tight supply, Westpac reports.

The Carbon Traders 4: Richard Hayes, EITG
20 Aug 2010
Richard Hayes’ experience in technology and interest in environmental offsetting are combining to do good things.
High Court asked to invalidate NIWA’s official NZ temperature record
20 Aug 2010
The High Court has been asked to invalidate the New Zealand official temperature record as promoted by the Crown Research Institute, Niwa.

The Carbon Traders 3: Wayne King, Carbon Market Solutions
13 Aug 2010
Wayne King has been behind some of the biggest carbon deals in New Zealand, but he got into the business almost by accident.
Local trading picks up
13 Aug 2010
While trade remains relatively light, there has been an increase in trading activity this week, Westpac reports.
Official energy website wins award
30 Jul 2010
The government's Energywise website has won at an award at this Internet Industry Awards, held at Parliament this week.

Foresters: Farmers can't see wood for the trees
16 Jul 2010
The Emissions Trading Scheme makes farm forestry even more viable – but many farmers just don’t get it yet, says the Farm Forestry Association.

Money-making Goldman Sachs points way to mass solar
2 Jul 2010
By Nick Hodge.- For all the perceived evil, you have to give them credit.... Goldman Sachs knows how to make money — lots of it.
Taxpayers face $1.1 billion Kyoto liability, say authors
25 Jun 2010
New Zealand’s failure to reduce emissions to its Kyoto Protocol target means the taxpayer still faces a $1.1 billion net liability after all the ETS charges have been paid.

Company tax cut puts $21m on Vector's books
18 Jun 2010
The company tax rate cut from 30 per cent to 28 per cent will provide energy company Vector with a one-off $21 million net profit benefit.

Carbon forestry can work, say tree growers
11 Jun 2010
Carbon forestry is a viable option for land owners looking to offset farm emissions and for new income streams, say forest owners.
Changes needed to air quality standard, says Smith
11 Jun 2010
Hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs will be put at risk if changes are not made to the unrealistic and unfair air quality standard adopted by the previous Government, Environment Minister Nick Smith says.

MAF issues several new ETS guides for forestry and agriculture
4 Jun 2010
MAF has produced several new guides relating to the ETS and forestry and agriculture.

We must move from meat diet, says UN
4 Jun 2010
A global shift toward a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change, a UN report says.

NZ on right road with ETS, says negotiator
21 May 2010
Political developments in the United States and elsewhere back the New Zealand Government’s decision to press ahead with the Emissions Trading Scheme, says Climate Change Negotiations Minister Tim Groser.

Ministry clears up status of carbon brokers
14 May 2010
It’s a case of buyer – or, in this case, seller – beware.
Too soon to say if falling markets will hit carbon - trader
7 May 2010
Tumbling markets have not affected global carbon markets.

Carbon market wide open to doubtful deals
30 Apr 2010
The Government might be moving to clean up the regulations around the financial markets, but investors in the emerging carbon market lack the same protections.
Carbon prices might have reached bottom
23 Apr 2010
The local carbon market is being reshaped by the upward move in the global price of carbon, which has moved up considerably in the past two weeks, broker OMFinancial reports.

Markit chief slams Kiwis' lack of carbon nous
23 Apr 2010
New Zealand risks missing the chance to reap the rewards of the emerging clean-tech economy because its leaders are fixated on the negatives, warns the head of the world's leading environmental exchange.

EXCLUSIVE: Business lobby eyes big role in ETS review
16 Apr 2010
Business New Zealand is telling members that it has the chance to influence the make-up of the panel that will review the emissions trading scheme next year.

ETS delay comes at a cost, warn foresters
9 Apr 2010
Delaying the emissions trading scheme would cost the country more in the long run, say forest owners.
Registry wins environment award
1 Apr 2010
A voluntary carbon registry founded in New Zealand has been named the best environmental initiative of the year.