October 2022 Market Update

Marcus Musson, Forest360 Director Opinion Piece It would be nice to be reporting on a rebound in the export market, based on solid demand and improved overall global macro-economic factors. But that would be about as factual as the government’s rec...

ETS Newsletter August 2022

Changes to ETS Carbon Accounting Models As you will be aware, the carbon models available for post-1989 forest land registered in the ETS will change from 1 January 2023. This may affect the number of units you earn or need to surrender, and you shou...

August 2022 Market Update

Opinion Piece Marcus Musson, Director of Forest360 Last month I made the comment that there was some light at the end of the tunnel regarding increases in export log pricing. It appears that the tunnel is quite long; and although we have had a modest...

July 2022 Market Update

Opinion Piece Marcus Musson, Director of Forest360 June is never a fun month in this game. We’re generally kidding ourselves by hoping that it’s going to be a dry winter, or that we’ve had enough rain already and there can’t be much left; a b...

Reasons to enter older or second rotation forestry into the Emissions Trading Scheme

Keeping your options open   One of the common misconceptions regarding the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Sawtooth carbon accounting category is that it is not worthwhile participating because credits may have to be surrendered at harvest. ...

Current Opportunities In The Emission Trading Scheme (15-04-2020)

An article by Andrew Buswell, Forest360 Land Use Consultant. At writing, we are in lockdown, which for many presents an excellent opportunity to take stock and think about many the opportunities that are available when contemplating short and long te...

February Newsletter 2020

 This February update will include: Beef and Lamb Workshops Carbon Price and important ETS dates Forest Measurement Approach (FMA) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies (drones for example) Planting Silviculture Fire Risk China Log Mar...

December 2019 Newsletter: ETS and Carbon Update

2019 has been a year of changes for the ETS. In this newsletter we summarise those which are most relevant to our forest and woodlot-owning clients: Averaging and its implications: how the introduction of averaging spells good news for anyone conside...