Bloomberg The European Union is planning to propose a mandatory phaseout on coal imports from Russia in a direct response to reports that Russian forces committed apparent war crimes in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. The action on coal would be added to a package of steps aimed at strengthening existing measures and correcting loopholes that was …

Bloomberg Poland’s plan to quickly cut down on coal as its main electricity fuel may take longer than expected as the country seeks to limit its investments in gas-fired power units. The European Union’s most coal-reliant nation intends to increase the usage of power plants fired by the dirty fuel “in short- and mid-term,” the State Assets Ministry said in …

  Bloomberg Investigators trying to figure out why a Boeing Co 737-800 plunged to the ground in China last month could gain key clues within days from the jet’s black boxes, which were sent to the US. “I’d expect within a week the investigation team would have the information,” said Neil Campbell, a retired air-safety investigator at the Australian Transport …