Tasman ETS links will have impact here
Australian's Carbon Pricing Mechanism will enter its flexible pricing stage in 2015.
View ArticleEurope's airline rules stir controversy
The European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme has now included aviation in its emissions reduction sectors in a move fraught with controversy and disagreement.
View ArticleAustralian election poses ETS problems
A big event in the future of the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme will be the introduction of the Australian carbon tax flexible pricing period in 2015, Carbon Market Solutions says.
View ArticleNZ yet to decide on Kyoto stance
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is working towards an agreement to sign on to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, set to start on January 1 - and the rule changes could have...
View ArticleCap on CER numbers 'never been more important'
February and March saw optimism return to the New Zealand carbon market as good news from Europe helped float prices above $8 a unit.
View ArticleETS signs good for Asia-Pacific pact
While most news about the international carbon market has been discouraging lately, there is still optimism within the Asia-Pacific region, Carbon Market Solutions says.
View ArticleEurope acts to right the ship
The carbon market is not in the state that was predicted a few years ago, Carbon Market Solutions says.
View ArticlePolicy uncertainty makes for a foggy market
The New Zealand Government has confirmed that it is considering changes to the current Emissions Trading Scheme, and that the law and policy could be changed this year.
View ArticleImportant steps in ETS proposals
Changes the Government is proposing to the Emissions Trading Scheme could have important consequences for those participating in the ETS, says Carbon Market Solutions - especially plans to limit the...
View ArticleDemand will stall if agriculture delay goes ahead
The Government's proposal to further delay bringing agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme could have serious consequences in the carbon markets, Carbon Market Solutions says
View ArticleObama warms to climate change action
United States President Barack Obama has recently voiced his intention to address climate change issues during the up-coming election cycle, after criticism from environmentalists who have been...
View ArticleForesters should have their say on new rules
While forestry talks at the 2011 UN climate change summit in Durban focused predominantly on the reduction of deforestation through mechanisms such as REDD and REDD+, there were other changes proposed...
View ArticleNZ facing the KP2 question
At the Durban climate change talks last year, Japan, Canada and Russia announced that they would not sign up to Kyoto Protocol 2.
View ArticleBack again next week ...
We have no market commentary from Carbon Market Solutions this week, but it will be back next week.
View ArticleWho's selling the ETS to the people paying for it?
While the world is watching the economic crises deepen in Europe, in Cologne, Germany, another large group of interested stakeholders is gathering to discuss the future and viability of the world's...
View ArticleNo report this week
We have no market commentary from Carbon Market Solutions this week. Carbon News apologies to readers.
View ArticleThree years ... and not much has changed
Last year, we said that one of the critical features for a mature carbon market to develop was the issue of transparency, meaning that when we have liquidity and transparency, we can say quietly and...
View ArticleWhy the lag in alternative energy progress?
The government, having won the last election, believes that it now has an overwhelming mandate to offer a range of State-owned enterprises to the market in order for it to capture revenues that will...
View ArticleDon't trade in the Holden on a push bike
Twenty years after he attended the Rio Earth Summit, Carbon Market Solutions' Wayne King looks at progress and hopes for the future:
View ArticleCarbon forestry in hibernation
The announcement from Government on the review undertaken in 2011 on the Emissions Trading Scheme will provide a continuation of the status quo for the next two years, and reveals fundamentally good...
View ArticleTime for a green tariff?
A "green" tariff for electricity (also known as a "feed-in" tariff in other countries) is an economic incentive provided by a government for those identified sectors or project developments to "get...
View ArticleA good word to use is languish ...
Do we really want to know what is going on with the carbon markets in Europe and elsewhere, Carbon Market Solutions asks.
View ArticleWas that the sound of a slamming door?
The announcement this week by Australia's Climate Change Minister, Greg Combet, of an arrangement between Australia and the European Commission whereby the Australian Carbon Pricing Mechanism is to be...
View ArticleBeware the carbon cowboys
When times get tough, usually those on the fringes of reputable commodity transactions fall away, only to begin a new life when a new commodity emerges - often seeking recognition and credibility in...
View ArticleWhich way will landowners go?
In 2008, when the Emission Trading Scheme legislation was passed, a lot of attention was focused on those forest owners who still intended to change land use from forest to agriculture.
View ArticleCarbon not quite a cot case yet
The Emissions Trading Scheme has been described recently as comatose and on a stretcher, says Carbon Market Solutions.
View ArticleIf the world burns, we burn
A number of comments made by the public about the Government's decision to not sign up to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol appear to be made from a position of lack of understanding...
View ArticleDodgy Doha poor place for climate talks
As world leaders gather in Doha for the COP 18 climate change talks, Wayne King, a veteran of COP 1, reflects on progress to date.
View ArticleETS progress? You're better off going fishing
By WAYNE KING, Carbon Market Solutions. Now that the climate talks are completed in Doha, and before the Christmas break and the New Year, can we take stock and feel optimistic about agreed...
View ArticleDull year behind us, flat year ahead
The past 12 months have seen little domestic activity in terms of NZU purchasing to meet obligations under the ETS.
View ArticleWe've become small-scale and stand-alone
A mere 12-to-24 months ago, many in the carbon business in New Zealand believed the chances of synergising the New Zealand carbon markets with other markets, such as the emerging Australian carbon...
View ArticleMeet the ETS winners ... and losers
Depressed, depressed, and depressed sounds like a state of mind, and for some it could well be, but indications are that the erosion of the Emission Trading Scheme as a cost effective mechanism for...
View ArticleCarry-over of Kyoto units not what's wanted
The first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ended on December 31.
View ArticleRenewable energy can be a reality in Pacific
Just over a week ago the Pacific Energy Summit was held in Auckland attended by a large number of energy stakeholders including Pacific Islands government delegations headed by leaders, as well as...
View ArticleBuy shares … and turn the heater off
When Labour and the Greens presented their energy policy aimed at restraining the ever- increasing electricity price, they were derided by all and sundry, including the Prime Minister, says Carbon...
View ArticleIs there something we haven't been told?
Carbon Market Solutions asks as to consider a situation now confronting many forest owners who opted into the Emissions Trading Scheme:
View ArticleAustralia draws the battle lines
There's a carbon battle going on over the Tasman in the lead-up to that country's general election.
View ArticleWhy the Pacific problem will not go away
While we here in New Zealand are worried about our pay checks and the next iphone due to emerge shortly, some thought needs to go out to our Pacific neighbours, says Carbon Market Solutions.
View ArticleAre we doing our bit? It seems not
Our previous opinion piece considered the increasing impacts of climate change on small island countries, such as our Pacific neighbours, but which also apply to other small island countries such as...
View ArticleWhat is NZ doing to help Pacific?
CARBON MARKET SOLUTIONS continues its look at what New Zealand is doing to help its Pacific island neighbours adapt to climate change:
View ArticleIslands have three-pronged approach to climate change
Carbon Market Solutions chief WAYNE KING continues his analysis of ways in which climate change is being addressed in the Pacific:
View ArticleWhy it's important that we do our bit
With COP19 under way in Warsaw, CARBON MARKET SOLUTIONS looks at the background to international climate change agreements:
View ArticleWhat was going on at the Warsaw climate conference
The Warsaw climate change conference opened as super typhoon Haiyan, the strongest storm to ever make landfall, ravaged the Philippines.
View ArticleMarket poised to move higher?
A day of consolidation yesterday, as Spot NZUs fixed at $3.37 on CommTrade. OMFinancial reports:
View ArticleTurmoil across the Tasman will be felt here
By WAYNE KING. Australia's media is drip-feeding news and commentary on the economic downturn in Australia - particularly in energy developments, the political turmoil revolving around the current...
View ArticleOur ETS is working ... but is it effective?
IS THE Emissions Trading Scheme working and will it be more effective after the forthcoming election?
View ArticleMarket liquid and steady, but slow
Carbon continues to move sideways, holding around the $6 mark. OMFinancial reports:
View ArticleParis aside, all will be revealed in the ETS review
Is the Paris Agreement a cause for celebration? Carbon Market Solutions director WAYNE KING takes a look:
View ArticleMARKET LATEST: NZUs $24.85
Spot NZUs opened at $24.80 bid and $24.95 offered this morning, after last fixing at $24.85.
View ArticleMARKET LATEST: NZUs $25.00
Spot NZUs opened at $24.80 bid and $25.10 offered on the CommTrade platform this morning, after last fixing at $25.00.
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