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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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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