by John O’Brien The Ministry for the Environment estimates that the total market size is only about NZ$20 million a year as of 2025. Voluntary carbon market growth in New Zealand has been very slow over many years. A lack of up-to-date government guidance and existing...
The government is making changes to strengthen market governance of the Emissions Trading Scheme, climate change minister Simon Watts announced this morning. Watts admits that New Zealand is lagging behind other countries with an ETS when it comes to market oversight....
Approval conditions require both cookstove and household biodigester projects to use the most robust tools and methods available for estimating fuel consumption and monitoring usage. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market today announced that the...
The management team of emsTradepoint are working on a possible management buyout after the recent decision of Transpower to close the platform. John O/Brien, director of Carbon Market Solutions, a participant on emsTradepoint since October 2022, says he isn't...
The carbon price hit a 10 month low in the secondary market with prices trading at about half the price of the commodity's all time high price of $88.50 with commentary from John O'Brien of CMS. John O'Brien, Carbon Market Solutions managing director, says the drop in...
The NZU carbon price has dropped to its lowest level since July 2023 following yesterday's partial clearance at the auction. CMS Managing Director, John O'Brien, said that despite the partial clearance, it must be a relief for the government to finally raise some...
11 March 2024 - It has become quite clear that the national government does not want to see significantly higher NZU prices in the near future, given the follow on impacts to the economy through increased electricity prices and increased prices at the pump. In the...
22 June 2023 - Second ETS Auction in a row fails to clear with market commentary by John O'Brien Read more here
The New Zealand Climate Change Commission has released its next draft advice to the Government in April 2023 and this is open for consultations until June 20 2023. The Climate Change Commission will resent its final advice to the government by December 31 2023....
A slump in the value of carbon credits is the result of the Government getting itself in a tangle and undermining confidence in the Emissions Trading Scheme, the National Party’s energy spokesperson Stuart Smith says. Climate Change Minister James Shaw responded by...