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BP Plc is beefing up its bid to develop wind projects off Scotland’s coast with the promise of creating hundreds of local jobs if it wins.

(Bloomberg) Energy Day at COP26 produced a couple of deals meant to phase out fossil fuels and bring in clean energy. But the agreements -- crafted as part of the U.K.’s effort to “consign coal to history” -- were soon looking a bit thin.The coal pact didn’t include the U.S. or China. It…

The UK unveiled its net-zero strategy as it tries to showcase its green credentials ahead of key climate talks later this month. It will move taxes from electricity to gas, fund carbon-capture, and offer grants for cleaner home heating.

(Bloomberg) --Two energy suppliers with about 250,000 customers have collapsed in the latest escalation in the U.K.’s energy crisis.

New Jersey Amps Up Fight Against Beachside Towns Opposed to Offshore Wind By Josh Saul and William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Offshore wind farm developers are finding one more thing in common with the fossil fuel industry: community backlash on both sides of the Atlantic. Much like the resistance to fracking in parts of the U.S. and the U.K., oceanfront towns have fought against power lines running ashore from wind farms, even as the massive turbines themselves are mostly out of sight. In a dramatic move Thursday, New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that strips...