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Govt unveils plans for carbon storage regulations – and ETS rewards
By Liz Kivi The Government has released plans to regulate carbon capture and storage in natural geological formations, which include Emissions...
Carbon price’s dead cat bounce
John OBrien of CMS says “The last thing we need is the NZ Government saying we are a leader”
Toitū extending use of ETS forest carbon credits
By Liz Kivi Carbon certifier Toitū Envirocare has walked back plans to stop accepting Emissions Trading Scheme credits for offsetting, because there...
NZ Voluntary Carbon Market’s Sad State
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...
Biodiversity market needs govt regulation to avoid fraud risk
By Liz Kivi Participants have applauded the government's pilot programme for New Zealand's voluntary biodiversity market, but an expert says the...
John O’Brien of CMS questions why NZUs are still not a regulated financial product in New Zealand
The government is making changes to strengthen market governance of the Emissions Trading Scheme, climate change minister Simon Watts announced this...
The Integrity Council of the Voluntary Carbon Market approves three cookstove methodologies.
Approval conditions require both cookstove and household biodigester projects to use the most robust tools and methods available for estimating fuel...
Management Team working to save emsTradepoint
The management team of emsTradepoint are working on a possible management buyout after the recent decision of Transpower to close the platform. John...
Government Blamed for Low Carbon Price
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...
Carbon Price nose dives following auction
The NZU carbon price has dropped to its lowest level since July 2023 following yesterday's partial clearance at the auction. CMS Managing...
Government still committed to no major changes to NZ ETS
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,...
CMS Managing Director, John O’Brien, provides market commentary to Carbon News on the falling NZU prices
22 June 2023 - Second ETS Auction in a row fails to clear with market commentary by John O'Brien Read more here
CCC draft advice being open for consultation
The New Zealand Climate Change Commission has released its next draft advice to the Government in April 2023 and this is open for consultations...
Carbon Credit Mistake could cost Government $1.3 billion if left unfixed
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...
Failed Carbon Auction 16th March 2023 – Interview with Dr. Christina Hood
The failed carbon auction this month did real damage to NZ's mitigation strategy. If you are interested to understand better what went wrong...
NZ ETS Review Announced
Following on from the failure of the first NZU auction last week, the government has announced a review of the NZ ETS and how it will help the...
First NZU Auction in 2023 Fails to Clear
On March 15, 2023, the New Zealand Unit (NZU) auction suffered a significant failure, with the auction closing with no trades made. This event was a...
Changes to the NZ ETS
For some of the latest changes and updates to the NZ ETS, please follow the link below...
NZ Government does not follow CCC Advice
The New Zealand government's recent update to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for 2023 featured significantly lower carbon allowance prices and...
Permanent Exotic Forest in the ETS
A government proposal to keep permanent exotic forests out of the ETS appears to have been reversed. The government had proposed, on advice from the...
CMS Planning to Develop Carbon Projects in New Zealand and the Pacific
CMS has recently started developing carbon projects in New Zealand for the voluntary market. The project types will be soil carbon and wetland...
CMS retires Gold Standard VERs to New Zealand Post
CMS retires Gold Standard VERs to New Zealand Post to offset customer-to-customer sending associated with carbon-neutral person-to-person sending in...
CMS Takes Part in the First NZ NZU Auction
In March 2021 CMS participated in the first NZ NZU auction, where the NZ Government released 4.75 units for sale. The auction was a success with...
CMS Executes World’s largest Forestry AAU Transaction
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