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Fishing industry moves to sell off some of its 700
Friday, 24 September 2010, 3:54 pm | Carbon News
The fishing industry is moving to sell its allocation of NZUs in large parcels, the country’s specialist carbon market information service, Carbon News ( www.carbonnewws.co.nz ), reports this morning. More >>
Iwi join Aussies in carbon forestry venture
Friday, 27 August 2010, 12:00 pm | Carbon News
Six iwi have joined forces with an Australian carbon forestry company and are looking to mop up land in the Central North Island. More >>
NZ forest credits sell to Danish Government
Friday, 18 June 2010, 12:07 pm | Carbon News
The sale of a bundle of New Zealand forestry credits to the Danish Government proves there is a premium market for PFSI credits, says the man who brokered the deal. More >>
Dairy leader looks to make money from ETS
Friday, 4 June 2010, 1:03 pm | Carbon News
A dairy farmer planning on making money from farming carbon says Federated Farmers is failing to provide leadership on the issue, Carbon News reports this morning. More >>
Kiwi companies may get part of $800m Aus fund
Friday, 14 May 2010, 1:12 pm | Carbon News
New Zealand companies might be eligible for some of the new $800 million clean energy fund announced in Australia’s Budget this week. More >>
Forest owner pockets second round of millions
Friday, 7 May 2010, 11:49 am | Carbon News
A New Zealand forest owner has once again netted itself millions of dollars from the sale of New Zealand forestry Kyoto credits, Carbon News reports this morning. More >>
Carbon market wide open to doubtful deals
Friday, 30 April 2010, 4:15 pm | Carbon News
Some small forestry investors have been hit by fly-by-night operators in the new carbon market, Carbon News reports today. More >>
Foresters, broker bat back heavy emitter arguments
Friday, 9 April 2010, 1:08 pm | Carbon News
Delaying the emissions trading scheme would cost the country more in the long run, say forest owners. More >>
Land lies idle as foresters fear conversion
Friday, 26 March 2010, 5:04 pm | Carbon News
Thousands of hectares of recently deforested land is lying fallow because under the emissions trading scheme owners can’t afford to convert it to other uses. More >>
Forest Fires Put Carbon Credits At Risk
Friday, 26 February 2010, 12:33 pm | Carbon News
A forest fire burning near Dunedin is highlighting the risk of natural disasters to carbon which run into millions of dollars, Carbon News reports this morning. More >>
Error sends cost of ETS changes skyrocketing
Friday, 13 November 2009, 11:45 am | Carbon News
Still secret new Treasury advice says the cost of changes to the emissions trading scheme might be up to three times as high as the Government has said, Carbon News reports this morning. More >>
$225,000 per job annual subsidy at smelter
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 12:24 pm | Carbon News
Protecting Rio Tinto’s Tiwai Point aluminium smelter from the full impacts of the emissions trading scheme will cost New Zealand $225,000 a year for every job at the smelter. More >>
Move to hear all oral ETS bill submissions today
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 11:08 am | Carbon News
A move will be made 1pm to have the select committee considering major ETS changes hear all oral submissions today. In a special edition just published, the special carbon market information service, Carbon news ( www.carbonnews.co.nz ) says committee ... More >>
Did Govt sidestep officials to cut Maori deal?
Friday, 9 October 2009, 10:48 am | Carbon News
The Government appears to have negotiated support from the Maori Party for changes to the emissions trading scheme without input from officials. More >>
World listening to NZ on climate deal changes
Friday, 18 September 2009, 1:01 pm | Carbon News
World listening to NZ on vital climate deal rule changes, says Groser Today 10:00am More >>
Ag could have milked extra millions under Labour
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 12:38 pm | Carbon News
A draft ETS deal sent to the National party by Labour yesterday morning reveals the Opposition proposed a special deal for agriculture which could have paid farmers millions before 2013. It appears to have been passed over by National in favour of ... More >>
Cap-and-ban could kill carbon market, warns broker
Friday, 14 August 2009, 12:11 pm | Carbon News
An artificial cap on carbon prices and a ban on international sales of New Zealand credits will effectively kill the development of the carbon market, says trader Nigel Brunel. Speculation is building that the Government intends taking these actions ... More >>
Carbon potential huge, says multi-million $ seller
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 11:35 am | Carbon News
Ernslaw One has just sold 520,000 tonnes of New Zealand AAUs to a European buyer. The sale was handled by Hamilton-based Carbon Market Solutions More >>
Nats-Labour-Green deal possible on Emissions Law
Friday, 27 March 2009, 11:43 am | Carbon News
The National Government could have a majority for a revised emissions trading scheme without the Act Party, Carbon News reports this morning. The specialist carbon market news service says both Labour and the Greens have privately told Climate Change Issues ... More >>
Big emitters behind delay in ETS submissions
Friday, 13 February 2009, 11:53 am | Carbon News
The closing date for submissions on the emissions trading scheme review has been extended because a group representing some of New Zealand’s largest companies realised it wasn’t going to be heard, Carbon News reports today. More >>