Guides

The guides below have been written to help ETS participants, representatives and the general public in the use of transactions and activities that can be undertaken on the NZEUR website.

Registered users can also use the HELP link at the top right of the screen once they have logged on.

Getting Started

The NZEUR Process (Order of Events)

Register as a User of the NZEUR (Username & Password)

Open a Holding  Account with the NZEUR

Appoint a Primary Representative

Register as a Participant in the NZ ETS or Apply for an Allocation

Registering as a User

This guide is for persons who wish to become a Registered User of the NZEUR. Only Registered Users can apply to open an NZEUR Holding Account or are entitled to be nominated as a Primary Representative to operate an NZEUR Holding Account. Find out how to become a registered user >

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Opening a Holding Account

This guide is for persons who wish to open an NZEUR Holding Account for the purposes of receiving emission units either as an entitlement from the Government or as a result of private emission unit trading; surrendering emission units from the Holding Account to meet a Participant obligation under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS); or facilitating private trading of emission units including the export of emission units. Find out how to open a holding account >

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Pre-1990 Foresters should refer to the Guide to Opening a Holding Account for Pre 1990 Forestry Allocation (452KB PDF)

Managing Primary Representatives 

This guide is for Account Holders who wish to add or change a Primary Representative authorised to operate their Holding Account. Find out how to manage primary representatives >

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Registering as a Participant - SEIP and LFF sectors

This guide is for persons who carry out Stationary Energy (SE) and Industrial Processes (IP) or Liquid Fossil Fuels (LFF) activities and must register as a participant; or who wish to voluntarily participate in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). A participant is someone who carries out a greenhouse gas-producing activity detailed in Schedules 3 and 4 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (the Act). Find out how to register as a participant >

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Registering as a Participant - other sectors

This guide is for persons who carry out Synthetic Greenhouse Gas, Waste or Agriculture Activities on 1 January 2011 that must register as a participant by 31 January 2012; or who wish to voluntarily participate in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). A participant is someone who carries out a greenhouse gas-producing activity detailed in Schedules 3 and 4 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (the Act). Find out how to register as a participant >

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Guidelines

Emissions Reporting - SEIP and LFF sectors

This guide is for Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes (SEIP) and Liquid Fossil Fuel (LFF) Participants in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) who are obliged to account for emissions from their activities from 1 January 2010. Forestry Participants should refer to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) website (www.maf.govt.nz) rather than this guide. Emissions Returns for the forestry sector are submitted to MAF. Find out about emissions reporting >

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Emissions Reporting - other sectors

This guide is for Synthetic Greenhouse Gas, Waste or Agriculture Participants in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) who are obliged to account for emissions from their activities from 1 January 2012.  Full surrender obligations commence in 2013 for Synthetic Gases and Waste, and 2015 for Agriculture. Find out about emissions reporting (2011) >

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Surrender of Units

This guide is for Primary Representatives who wish to surrender units to meet all of part of their emissions obligations from their participant activities under the Emissions Trading Scheme.   Find out about surrender of units >

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Fixed Price Option

This guide is for participants wishing to satisfy their obligation to surrender units by paying a sum of $25 for each unit that the person is liable to surrender.
Forestry sector participants are also able to access the fixed price option where the participant is required to repay units (if relevant) under sections 189(8), 191 or 193 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002). 

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 Participant Obligations and Offences

The purpose of this guide is to provide general information to participants in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (“NZ ETS”) regarding their obligations under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (“the Act”) and the consequences of breaching any of these obligations.

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Transferring Units Within NZ

This guide is for Primary Representatives who wish to transfer units from a New Zealand Emission Unit Register (NZEUR) holding account to another holding account within the New Zealand Registry. The NZEUR allows account holders to hold and transfer units within the NZEUR. Transfers are undertaken by Primary Representatives who the account holder has authorised to operate the account on their behalf. Find out about transferring units within NZ >

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Transferring Units Overseas

This guide is for Primary Representatives who wish to transfer Kyoto units from a New Zealand Emission Unit Register (NZEUR) holding account to an account in an overseas registry. Find out about transferring units overseas >

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Kyoto Units and Rules

This guide is for Understanding the type of Kyoto units that can be held in the New Zealand Emission Unit Register (NZEUR) and their key associated rules. Kyoto units are transacted between those parties to the Kyoto Protocol who have established national registries. Find out about Kyoto units and rules >

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Third Party Security Interests

This guide is for Account Holders and third parties who want to record the third party’s security interest under the Personal Property Securities Act 1999 over all of the emission units in a Holding Account, in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Climate Change (Unit Register) Regulations 2008. Find out more about third party security interests >

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Becoming a Recognised Verifier

(PDF version only - 441KB)

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NOTICE

Guides are based on the law at the date of issuance. The information in the guides does not alter the laws of New Zealand or other official guidelines or requirements. Readers of the guides should take specific advice from qualified professional people before undertaking any action following information received from the guides.

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