The share of electricity generated in Spain from renewable sources rose to 50.8% in 2023 from 42.2% a year earlier as the country moves towards its decarbonisation goals, Energy Minister Teresa Ribera said on Tuesday.
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Oil prices rallied on Monday amid fears of disruptions to maritime oil transport due to attacks in the Red Sea. The market reacted to British oil giant BP's announcement that it would suspend all shipping in the Red Sea. Hence, Brent crude climbed by about 2% to settle at $77.95, and WTI crude ended at $72.47 per barrel, more than 1% higher day-on-day.
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Britain said on Monday (18 December) it would implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, with goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price having to pay a levy as part of decarbonisation efforts.
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Seven countries including Germany, the Netherlands and France pledged on Monday to eliminate CO2-emitting power plants from their electricity systems by 2035.
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Renewable energy sources accounted for nearly 52% of Germany’s gross electricity consumption this year, making up more than half of the country’s power generation and power consumption for the first time ever, preliminary estimated by industry groups showed on Monday.
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