Topics tagged with 'NZ Market Report'
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
10 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size.
Carbon second-fiddle to financial markets
9 Oct 2008
Carbon played second-fiddle overnight to major events happening in financial markets, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
9 Oct 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €17.00 per tonne.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
9 Oct 2008
OM Financial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size.
Carbon stable despite financial market turmoil
8 Oct 2008
Carbon prices edged up slightly and remained relatively stable throughout the session, given the recent financial market turmoil, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
8 Oct 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes - €19.00 per tonne – NZ$41.13 per tonne.
Latest strip of CERss 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid--prices
8 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size.
Carbon, like everything, on the way down
7 Oct 2008
Carbon prices are down right across all markets and across all vintages, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
7 Oct 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes - €18.50 per tonne – NZ$39.50 per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
7 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon records slight fall
6 Oct 2008
Carbon was subdued on Friday, prices fell slightly and trading was thin as Germany had a public holiday and there were no electricity prices to drive the market, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
6 Oct 2008
NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes - €19 per tonne – NZ$39.50 per tonne
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
6 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Power rise brings carbon price up
3 Oct 2008
Carbon continued to rally overnight with German electricity prices being the main contributor to the rise, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
3 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon on the rise again
2 Oct 2008
Carbon prices jumped overnight due to several factors; the market was oversold having fallen quite heavily in the last few trading sessions, other energy-related commodities moved higher (such as electricity), and while oil was weaker, it did trade off its lows.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
2 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon plunges in face of US crisis
1 Oct 2008
The price of European carbon (EUAs) plunged overnight in the face of the failed US bail-out package and falls in related energy commodities, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
1 Oct 2008
OMFinancial is to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon takes a slam
30 Sep 2008
The price of carbon got slammed overnight on the back of a plunging oil market and very weak electricity prices.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
30 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size.
Carbon lower as US debates crisis
29 Sep 2008
Carbon prices drifted lower on Friday as the focus for all markets was on the ongoing negotiations in the US for the bail-out package.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
29 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Nervous carbon sits it out
26 Sep 2008
Carbon prices were basically unchanged overnight as the financial markets nervously marked time waiting for the US rescue package to be approved.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
26 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon falls slightly as fears of a Wall St meltdown grow
25 Sep 2008
A weak energy complex weighed on carbon prices, which fell slightly overnight, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
25 Sep 2008
OM Financial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon earns small gains
24 Sep 2008
European carbon prices managed to eek out small gains overnight while secondary CERs fell slightly, OMFinancial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
24 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Oil price rise supports carbon
23 Sep 2008
A massive rise in the oil price of US$15 per barrel (mainly due to US$ weakness and noisy US printing presses) supported carbon.
Current carbon credits available
23 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 million tonnes – refer for price and conditions.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
23 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Confidence returns to the carbon market
22 Sep 2008
Confidence in financial markets, coupled with a surge in oil and electricity prices, spurred carbon prices to a two-week high on Friday, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
22 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 million tonnes – refer for price and conditions.
Latest Strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 Vintage – Indicative Mid Prices
22 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size.Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon surges on back of oil
19 Sep 2008
Carbon surged overnight on the back of firm oil and another downward revision in the expected supply of CERs, OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
19 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 Million tonnes – refer for price & conditions
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
19 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon reacts to international credit crunch
18 Sep 2008
Carbon prices diverged overnight, with European prices rising slightly and Secondary CER prices falling slightly in the front vintage, but rallying quite strongly in the back vintages, broker OMFinancial reports.
Current carbon credits available
18 Sep 2008
Greened AAUs - December 2008 - 15 Million tonnes – refer for price & conditions.
Latest strip of CERs, 2008 – 2012 vintage, indicative mid-prices
18 Sep 2008
OMFinancial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices below are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Carbon price falls ... gently
17 Sep 2008
Carbon weakened slightly overnight falling in sympathy with oil, gas coal and electricity though the drop in carbon was not as much as falls in these other markets, OM Financial reports.
Politicians need to ‘get over themselves’ to reduce emissions
Fri 24 Jul 2026
New Zealand needs to face up to two big areas of climate emissions: transport and agriculture, says climate policy expert Bronwyn Hayward.
Greens promise to take forestry out of the ETS
Mon 27 Jul 2026
The Green Party launched its election manifesto at its AGM yesterday, promising action to reduce climate pollution and boost resilience, with an emphasis on Emissions Trading Scheme reform.
$30m airline fund risks ‘burning public money’ without lasting benefit – expert
20 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | A $30 million government package to support regional air routes risks delivering poor value for money while increasing emissions, according to transport strategist Tim Adriaansen.
Media round-up
9 Jul 2026
In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: The Government re-wrote fast-track law after mining companies pushed for change; costs from inland flooding are expected to rise by up to 53% by 2075; and is there such a thing as a sustainable tourist?
National deer management strategy urgently needed to halt 'catastrophe' for native forests
Mon 27 Jul 2026
Scientists are calling for an urgent national deer management strategy, with deer numbers now at unsustainable levels and decimating native forests.
Biomass can free-up electrons to perform higher value roles – with multiple other benefits
Fri 24 Jul 2026
By Rob Mallinson | OPINION: New Zealand’s energy debate too often treats electricity as the universal solution.
Govt signs NZ up for carbon credit co-operation with Philippines
Tue 28 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | New Zealand has signed an agreement with the Philippines to establish a framework for Paris Agreement co-operation allowing offshore mitigation, including on Article 6 credits – despite the Coalition Government repeatedly telling the voting public they wouldn’t send “billions overseas”.
Africa facing up to $20 billion economic hit from 'super' El Niño, bank climate chief warns
Wed 29 Jul 2026
An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas, the African Development Bank's top climate expert told Reuters.
Red Stag boss questions $60m cement support as timber ETS reforms stall
23 Jul 2026
By Oli Lewis | The Government has granted $60 million to an emissions-intensive industry while dragging its feet on a proposal to allow firms making harvested wood products to earn carbon credits in the Emissions Trading Scheme, an industry leader says.
Coal is back in Australian Super’s portfolio. What happened to that net zero pledge?
13 Jul 2026
In 2020 Australia’s biggest super fund dumped its Whitehaven shares. Fast forward to 2026 and it is now the coalminer’s single biggest investor.
The price of international citizenship
Wed 29 Jul 2026
By Jeremy Rose | OPINION: In the run-up to the 1975 New Zealand election, the Labour, National, Social Credit, and Values parties all committed to the target of spending 1% of Gross National Product on foreign aid, with 70% of that coming from the government (or 0.7% of GNP.)
EMA pushes for steady hand on energy and regulation
13 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Employers and Manufacturers Association wants the next government to commit to a long-term energy plan and allow faster investment in renewable generation, at the same time as slowing the pace of policy change and providing businesses with greater certainty.
What Magyar’s defeat of Orbán in Hungary means for climate and energy
21 Apr 2026
Hungary has played a disproportionate role in EU climate and energy policy in recent years, by repeatedly vetoing climate action and by delaying the phaseout of Russian fossil-fuel imports.
Meridian gets green light for Waikato solar farm
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Meridian Energy has secured resource consent for a 110MW solar farm near Morrinsville, paving the way for a project capable of generating enough electricity to power more than 25,000 homes a year.
Environmental groups call for ETS reform
20 Feb 2026
Several environmental organisations are calling on political parties to make climate and biodiversity central to the 2026 election campaign, with reforming the Emissions Trading Scheme seen as a key priority.
‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons
Wed 29 Jul 2026
From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights the devastating impact of the climate breakdown.
Tarakihi on verge of extinction: Stock collapse exposes major fisheries management failings
3 Jul 2026
Media release: Environmental Defence Society | Fisheries NZ is consulting on new sustainability measures for the country’s two tarakihi stocks.
Here we go again. Why oil keeps tumbling even when the Iran war drags on
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Sound familiar? A pause in fighting between the United States and Iran has given oil traders hope that a diplomatic resolution could restart the flow of oil traffic out of the Middle East.
West Africa signs off $25bn mega gas-pipeline plan
22 Jul 2026
One of Africa's most ambitious energy infrastructure projects has finally been signed off at the highest level, with West African leaders formally endorsing the long-awaited Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline.
$3m Govt boost for Tauranga geothermal energy
14 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | Resources Minister Shane Jones has announced a $3 million grant for the Gas to Geoheat Tauranga Geothermal System Project as part of the Government's plan to double geothermal energy by 2040.
Will new UK PM’s green measures at home cause climate finance pain overseas?
23 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham will cut bus fares and household electricity tax in a boost for UK climate action – but this will be funded partly by switching international climate finance from grants to loans.
The thriving coral reef that ‘defeated time’ in West Africa
22 Jul 2026
A 60-year mystery has been solved as researchers discover a coral ecosystem on the Benin-Togo continental shelf that is still teeming with marine life.
‘Master class in greenwash’ as Ottawa unveils CCS deal
20 Jul 2026
A multi-billion-dollar plan to transport and store greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s emissions-intensive oil sands has received a major boost, even though the highly-touted deal between Ottawa, Alberta, and the five oil major sands companies will only capture a tiny fraction of the oil sands’ climate pollution.
Contact: New biodiversity goal may be 'highly problematic' for renewable projects
Fri 24 Jul 2026
By Oli Lewis | The goal of no net loss of indigenous biodiversity in the new resource management system may be highly problematic for renewable energy developments, Contact Energy says.
Groundbreaking steel startup cuts production time while slashing emissions
Mon 27 Jul 2026
Startup CullBeck has raised a record $20 million to commercialise its new ironmaking technology, which replaces coal with hydrogen to eliminate carbon emissions from one of the world's most emissions-intensive industries.
Climate change keeps adding to the list of uninsurable assets, Allianz executive says
Fri 24 Jul 2026
Extreme weather events — such as the heat wave that just hit Europe — are making more and more assets too risky to insure, according to a director at Europe’s largest primary insurer.
Climate law change spanner in the works for Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry
19 Dec 2025
By Liz Kivi | The Government’s controversial changes to New Zealand’s legal framework for climate policy have thrown a spanner in the works for a long-running Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry into climate change.
Petition latest bid to stop climate torts bill
Wed 29 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate activist and iwi leader Mike Smith has launched a petition calling on the Government to abandon its legislation to bar climate torts, marking the latest step in his campaign against a bill criticised as shielding major emitters from legal accountability.
NZ at risk of missing all its climate goals: Commission
22 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | Aotearoa New Zealand’s rate of emissions reduction needs to more than double, with progress stalling since 2024 after the Coalition Government took power, according to the latest report from the Climate Change Commission.
Planetary Facts dashboard aims to make environmental costs visible
15 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Consumers can now compare the environmental impacts of everyday products with a new online dashboard designed to do for sustainability what nutrition labels have long done for food.
Climate risks could reshape business finances, new guidance warns
15 Apr 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New guidance warns climate change is set to fundamentally reshape financial outcomes for businesses, including difficult-to-model climate “tipping points” – irreversible changes such as ice sheet collapse or ocean circulation shifts – which threaten severe and sudden financial impacts.
Media round-up
Fri 24 Jul 2026
In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Labour leader Chris Hipkins floats the idea of a carbon border tax; two-way charging between the garage and the grid will slash power bills; and cost isn't everything when it comes to rooftop solar.
What’s next for Sams Creek after failed mining bid?
15 Jul 2026
Max Frethey, Local Democracy Reporter | A controversial gold mining application at Sams Creek has been declined, leaving question marks hanging over the future of the land.
Govt should bin draft voluntary market assurance and start again – expert
Fri 24 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Government is consulting on its criteria for endorsing domestic nature and carbon markets, however market experts say the draft document falls short of what is needed to support trust in the market and stop low-integrity credits being sold.
European fish are adapting to climate change in unexpected ways
Tue 28 Jul 2026
As climate change reshapes marine habitats, scientists have discovered European fish aren’t just moving north to stay cool. Instead, they’re diving deeper into darker waters.
Panama Canal braces for El Niño, announcing first transit restrictions
Fri 24 Jul 2026
The probability of a severe El Nino has risen from 25% to 81% and the Panama Canal is preparing to restrict transits.
NZ First promises $1 billion for offshore oil and gas
20 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | New Zealand First wants to “drill baby drill,” and has made an election campaign promise of $1 billion to survey New Zealand’s offshore basins to extract oil and gas, in an announcement at the party’s campaign launch on Sunday.
‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs
22 Jul 2026
“You’d see massive glacier calvings, and you’d just want to cry. But all the guests would be cheering. And you’d be like … ‘can you not put two and two together?’”
UN plastics pact talks restart amid fears production curbs will be left out
2 Jul 2026
Diplomats reconvene a year after negotiations collapsed, but campaigners fear the agenda risks burying tricky discussions on key elements.
Greens want one-year pause on AI datacentres
Tue 28 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Datacentre opponents have welcomed the Greens' call to press pause on new operations, while others say the energy-hungry facilities will bring jobs to the regions.
Northern Thai residents march for action on polluted rivers. ‘This is an emergency’
9 Jun 2026
More than 600 residents of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces embarked May 31 on a roughly 68-kilometer, six-day ‘peace walk’ to demand the Thai government take action on the river pollution crisis that has seen Thai rivers polluted with heavy metals.
Swarbrick slams $50m critical minerals funding as 'Trump's war machine' subsidy
7 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Green Party has criticised the Government's investment into two West Coast critical minerals projects, claiming the funding could ultimately support the United States defence industry rather than New Zealand's clean energy transition, while Shane Jones dismissed opponents as "flat earth idiots".
Major climate tech summit to connect investors and startups
Wed 29 Jul 2026
By Oli Lewis | A two-day summit connecting climate tech startups, investors and policymakers starts in Wellington on Thursday.
Resource management Bills 'not yet ready to be enacted', says Upton
22 Jul 2026
By Oli Lewis | The two Bills to replace the Resource Management Act are not ready to be enacted and there is no way of knowing how they will affect the environment, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.
Indoor ski venue partners with Sunergise on solar install to reduce grid reliance by 30%
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Auckland's Snowplanet indoor ski venue has partnered with commercial solar company Sunergise on a 1MW solar array, cutting the facility’s grid energy reliance by about 30%.
Carbon trading schemes cut more emissions than carbon taxes, according to global study
20 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Carbon trading schemes are more effective than carbon taxes at reducing emissions, cutting fossil fuel use, and accelerating the shift to renewable energy, a global study has found.
'Shocking' changes to RMA replacement further weakens environmental protections –EDS
21 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The select committee's report back on bills to replace the Resource Management Act fails to address the Environmental Defence Society's "massive concerns" with the legislation.
How e-scooter company Lime cut its supply chain emissions
Fri 24 Jul 2026
The company’s latest sustainability report, shared exclusively with Heatmap, shows that carbon intensity per kilometer traveled has dropped 81% since 2019.
Experts call on Govt to withdraw ‘repugnant’ legislation to block climate lawsuits
13 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | Lawyers and climate policy experts are calling on the Government to withdraw legislation intended to block climate lawsuits, with an adaptation expert arguing that the legislation could worsen the insurance protection gap.
Greens bill aims to keep supermarket food out of landfill
Mon 27 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Green Party has introduced a member's bill that would require New Zealand's largest supermarkets to donate edible surplus food to food rescue organisations instead of sending it to landfill, saying the move would reduce waste, cut emissions and help tackle food insecurity.
Calls for stronger protection of drinking water sources
Tue 28 Jul 2026
A new report has highlighted growing risks to New Zealand's drinking water supplies, with Water New Zealand warning stronger protection of source water is needed as almost half of all drinking water consents come up for renewal over the next decade.
European wildfires may not be out for months, authorities warn, as flames rage near Bordeaux and Madrid
Tue 28 Jul 2026
President Macron said France's wildfire situation is toughest since WWII as higher temperatures loom again this week.
Faster consenting, harder trade-offs
7 Jul 2026
Faster consenting is starting to produce results, but this week's decisions show speed has not removed the harder trade-offs around electricity security, conservation, ecology and climate liability.
