Bloomberg Group of Seven (G7) leaders debated how strongly to respond to China’s effort to win influence around the world and rebuke it over alleged forced labour practices — with US President Joe Biden taking a more hawkish stance and some other leaders wary of the risk the group is seen as an outright anti-China bloc. Saturday’s talks at the …

Bloomberg Europe’s biggest airlines are seeking to deflect moves to tighten carbon curbs by favouring a less robust offsetting program, according to climate watchdog InfluenceMap. Carriers are pushing to retain the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation over the European Union’s more rigorous Emissions Trading System, the think tank-said. While Corsia was developed by the United Nations-mandated International …

Bloomberg The aircraft that broke down the door to intercontinental flying for the masses has a new mission: lugging as many German tourists as possible on the short-haul hop to Mallorca. Deutsche Lufthansa AG will deploy 364-seat Boeing Co 747-8s on two-hour trips from Frankfurt after looser coronavirus curbs spurred bookings 25-fold since April, it said. The jet will ply …