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EU to propose banning Russian coal imports after atrocities

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 ...

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Poland shuns gas in new plan over coal comeback

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 ...

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China 737 crash clues awaited as black boxes arrive in US

  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 ...

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