Topics tagged with 'NZ Market Report'
Current carbon credits available
25 Aug 2008
European AAUs - December 2008 – 5 Million tonnes – refer for price
Firm energy prices help carbon
22 Aug 2008
A firm energy complex lent support to carbon prices though it gave up early gains as sellers emerged later in the day, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
22 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
22 Aug 2008
European AAUs - December 2008 – 5 Million tonnes – refer for price
Carbon prices jump overnight
21 Aug 2008
Carbon prices jumped overnight on the back of a sharp rise in gas prices, after a pipeline owned by Statoil in Norway started leaking, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
21 Aug 2008
OM Financial is able to deal over the counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Current carbon credits available
21 Aug 2008
European AAUs - December 2008 – 5 million tonnes – refer for price.
Carbon trend unchanged
20 Aug 2008
The carbon market virtually ended unchanged overnight after initially trading lower on the back of a weak oil market, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
20 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
19 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
19 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 Million tonnes – refer for price
Carbon hits the holiday season blues
18 Aug 2008
Carbon prices were mixed on Friday in what can only be described as a totally lacklustre trading day, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
18 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
18 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 Million tonnes – refer for price
Carbon falls back as coal price rises
15 Aug 2008
Carbon surrendered recent gains overnight on the back of a rising coal price, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage –indicative mid-prices
15 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
15 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 Million tonnes – refer for price
Carbon well-supported at current levels
14 Aug 2008
Carbon prices were led higher by the European market, with EUAs finding good support on the back of high volumes, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
14 Aug 2008
OM Financial is able to deal over-the-counter on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counter-party credit assessment.
Current carbon credits available
14 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 million tonnes – refer for price.
Carbon prices continue upward trend
13 Aug 2008
Carbon continued to gain ground even in the face of a weakening oil market and a rising coal price, OM Financial reports.
Stand-alone carbon crawls higher
12 Aug 2008
Carbon edged higher overnight in thin trade, reports OM Financial. The conflict in Georgia has had little impact on the energy complex.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
12 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
12 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 Million tonnes – refer for price
Carbon drifts on quiet market
11 Aug 2008
Carbon prices drifted on Friday with European prices slightly weaker and the Secondary CERs all trading higher, OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
11 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
11 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 Million tonnes – refer for price
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
8 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
8 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 Million tonnes – refer for price
Carbon makes modest gains
7 Aug 2008
CERs and EUAs posted modest gains overnight, initially on the back of cheaper coal and higher gas prices, broker OM Financial reports.
Current carbon credits available
7 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 million tonnes – refer for price.
Carbon in come-back rally
6 Aug 2008
A number of factors led to carbon staging a come-back rally, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
6 Aug 2008
OM Financial is able to deal over-the-counter (OTC) on prices in size. Prices are indicative, subject to change and subject to counterparty credit assessment.
Current carbon credits available
6 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 5 million tonnes – refer for price.
Day seven of price falls for EUAs
5 Aug 2008
The prices of European allowances (EUAs) versus Secondary CERs diverged overnight with EUAs falling on the back of complete buyer disinterest and falls in oil and German power prices – it’s the seventh day of decline for EUAs, OM Financial reports.
Commodity prices keep carbon down
4 Aug 2008
The bearishness in carbon continues with prices sliding further on Friday, OM Financial reports.
Falling oil and coal prices make for carbon slide
1 Aug 2008
Carbon continues to slide with the bearishness mainly being attributed to rising coal prices, but oil fell again last night so there does appear to be a number of factors at work which are all conspiring to send carbon lower, reports OM Financial.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
1 Aug 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
1 Aug 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 – 10 Million tonnes – refer for price
Carbon hits three-month low
30 Jul 2008
Carbon continued to weaken further, hitting a three-month low after oil prices slid further overnight, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage, indicative mid-prices
30 Jul 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
30 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.15 (€/t)
Falling gas price weakens carbon price
29 Jul 2008
Carbon weakened overnight after gas prices fell, making it less expensive for power generators to run cleaner-burning gas, reports OM Financial.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
29 Jul 2008
OM Financial 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.
Current carbon credits available
29 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.15 (€/t)
Thin trading on the carbon market
28 Jul 2008
While carbon opened up firmer on the back of a higher initial oil price, the market traded lower through the day and finished down, mainly on the back of a firmer coal price and lower oil prices, broker OM Financial reports.
Latest strip of CERs 2008 – 2012 vintage – indicative mid-prices
28 Jul 2008
OM Finacial 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.
Current carbon credits available
28 Jul 2008
European (GIS) AAUs - December 2008 to 2012 - 500,000 tonnes–indicative €13.15 (€/t)
Carbon firms up as oil price holds ground
25 Jul 2008
Carbon was firmer across the board as oil prices held and German electricity prices moved higher, OM Financial reports.
Shane Jones on climate change – it’s real, but…
Fri 15 Aug 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones believes climate change is real, but is uninterested in what is causing it and primarily focused on adapting to it.
Forestry the source of all ETS risk, says top economist
Fri 15 Aug 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Forestry is the source of all of the risk in New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme and it's inevitable that the scheme has to be reformed, according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment chief economist Geoff Simmons.
NZ Post drops science-based climate target
8 Jul 2025
By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.
Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severe
6 Aug 2025
As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.
'Cali Fund’ for nature still empty as emails show industry hesitation
8 Aug 2025
A major fund for biodiversity remains starved of resources more than five months after its launch – with no money yet put forward by the large companies who could contribute.
Media round-up
Fri 15 Aug 2025
In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Australia could be about to leapfrog New Zealand on climate targets; 'strangled' rivers are fighting back; and 10 rangatahi will join Aotearoa New Zealand’s delegation at the United Nations' major climate conference in Brazil.
Forestry sector could take legal action over ETS changes
Thu 14 Aug 2025
By Liz Kivi | The forestry sector is threatening legal action against the Government over changes to legislation intended to limit whole farm-to-forest conversions in the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds wreaked destruction across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning homes and forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee.
Carbon price underperforming: Environment secretary
Wed 13 Aug 2025
By Liz Kivi | The government has been focussed on reducing the Emissions Trading Scheme ‘stockpile’ and carbon prices should rise soon, according to the Secretary for the Environment.
Why China is still building new coal – and when it might stop
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Last year, China started construction on an estimated 95 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity, enough to power the entire UK twice over.
Is extending Huntly power station to 2035 in consumers’ best interest?
22 Jul 2025
By Simon Orme | COMMENT: Genesis Energy is proposing a cartel to keep high-emitting Huntly Power Station in business to 2035. If extending Huntly has economic benefits, is a cartel necessary?
What does 'drier' really mean in 'green' homes?
1 Aug 2025
Media release - Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland | Researchers say green-rating systems could improve clarity and effectiveness by explicitly defining ‘drier’ and using two measures of humidity.
Cuts to climate finance put exports in jeopardy: Lawyers
23 May 2025
By Liz Kivi | The government has halved international climate finance, a move aid organisations describe as “devastating,” and which lawyers say could put our Paris Agreement commitments and export market access at risk.
Hot water heat pumps next big thing – but need a push
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Media release – Ecobulb Limited | Bold action is needed to accelerate New Zealand’s transition to cleaner, more energy-efficient homes and businesses, says energy efficiency expert Dr Chris Mardon.
Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, govt considers closure
9 Jul 2025
Media release - Deep Sea Conservation Coalition | New data reveals that New Zealand’s main orange roughy fishery, accounting for half of the country’s total catch, is on the brink of collapse, with one model showing it may have reached that point already, and the government’s considering closing it.
Latest trawl bycatch numbers 'a grim wake-up call'
24 Jun 2025
Media release – Greenpeace | The latest fisheries bycatch data paints a grim picture, with trawlers hauling up thousands of kilograms of coral and killing hundreds of fur seals and seabirds over a 12 month period.
Global oil markets face record supply glut next year, IEA says
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Global oil markets are on track for a record surplus next year as demand growth slows and supplies swell, the International Energy Agency said.
A modest geothermal strategy
31 Jul 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | The Government has unveiled a far more modest geothermal energy strategy than its primary backer, Resources Minister Shane Jones, had sought.
Govt rejects Te Kuha coal mine fast-track bid
Wed 13 Aug 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The controversial Te Kuha coal mine on the West Coast has had its application for fast-track approval declined, after failing to meet seven of the application criteria.
Will reflective roofs help beat the heat?
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Media release - University of Auckland | About 500 roofs across four continents have been painted with a reflective coating, as part of research into tackling the health impacts of climate change.
How the meat industry uses environmental groups to make beef seem climate-friendly
Mon 11 Aug 2025
The meat industry may have enlisted environmental groups to persuade people to “feel better” about eating beef, despite the sector’s ballooning emissions of climate-heating pollution.
Watts talks big on energy reform, but barriers persist
29 May 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Energy and Climate Change minister Simon Watts says the government is doubling down on efforts to boost renewable energy generation, streamline regulation, and drive private sector investment as New Zealand faces mounting energy security and affordability challenges.
Hiringa eyes green methanol plant near Whanganui
29 Jul 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | Green hydrogen pioneer Hiringa Energy is deep in planning to develop an “eight-to-nine figure” methanol plant near Whanganui, using a combination of biomass and hydrogen produced using renewable energy.
Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Top insurers fear the climate crisis could soon outpace industry solutions, effectively threatening to make entire regions around the world uninsurable.
Will NZ walk away from the Paris Agreement?
20 Dec 2024
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.
First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program
7 Aug 2025
Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants.
Fund for low emissions transport winds up
31 Jul 2025
New Zealand’s Low Emission Transport Fund has officially wrapped up, ending a nine-year programme that put hundreds of millions of dollars towards accelerating the country’s shift to cleaner transport.
A mineral mining boom is not ‘critical’ for the green transition
Wed 13 Aug 2025
New research shows renewable energy goals could largely be met with the amount of minerals produced today – but the military industry wants more.
Oil states accused of using scare tactics in bid to sink green shipping deal
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Saudi Arabia, Iran and other oil-reliant countries are campaigning to stop the adoption of the IMO’s Net-zero Framework in October.
Backlash over govt conservation changes
4 Aug 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government’s proposed changes to the Conservation Act are the most significant roll back in conservation protections in a generation, according to the Green Party.
Plastic treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Environmental organisations warn that without urgent compromises the session could fail to produce a treaty capable of tackling the scale of the crisis.
New resource management bill an 'unprecedented power grab' by ministers
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Media release – Environmental Defence Society | The changes proposed in the Amendment Paper represent an "egregious aggregation of power" by Minister Bishop, aimed at disempowering councils who protect the environment.
A new report shows how local climate activism leads to ‘remarkable’ gains
7 Aug 2025
Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.
Straterra has a new name: the New Zealand Minerals Council
16 Apr 2025
Media release | Straterra has been renamed as New Zealand Minerals Council, says chief executive Josie Vidal.
Heat pumps could cut household energy bills by $1.5 billion a year
Tue 12 Aug 2025
By Liz Kivi | Heat pumps could save Kiwi households hundreds of millions of dollars each year, as well as freeing up energy for industrial users, according to a new report.
International scientists slam NZ govt's proposed approach to methane
Wed 13 Aug 2025
New Zealand's proposed approach to methane emissions has again been attacked by international climate scientists, with a new study saying the attempt to redefine climate target-setting by livestock-exporting countries undermines the transition to a sustainable and equitable food system
Climate groups want UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy
17 Jul 2025
Growing number of campaigners urge government to ensure green investment is not done ‘on backs of the poor’.
Last minute change to oil and gas legislation over cleanup costs
31 Jul 2025
By Liz Kivi | The government is expected to repeal the oil and gas ban today, with a last-minute amendment handing discretionary power to two ministers over the controversial issue of decommissioning.
African $60 billion high-speed rail project takes shape
Fri 15 Aug 2025
One of the largest infrastructure projects in Africa has received a new update that could see construction begin soon.
Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement should go.
'Yet another rate': Franz Josef ratepayers balk at $2.8m stopbank extension
4 Aug 2025
By Lois Williams, Local Democracy Reporter | Franz Josef ratepayers have given the thumbs down to plans for a $2.8 million stopbank extension to protect the town’s sewerage plant from the Waiho River.
Warmer end to winter but dry spell expected over southern lakes
5 Aug 2025
As hydro lake levels hover just below average levels, climate forecasts indicate that warmer than usual weather conditions will reduce demand, but there will likely be less rain over the southern hydro lakes as New Zealand moves towards spring and summer.
Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of land so far this year across the UK – an area more than twice the size of the Scottish city of Glasgow.
For the first time, China invests more in wind and solar than coal overseas
29 May 2025
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, long derided for its heavy carbon footprint, was dominated by wind and solar power projects for the first time from 2022 to 2023, according to a new analysis. But coal plants financed in earlier years are still coming online.
