Bloomberg China has started building a massive renewable energy project that’s bigger than all of the wind and solar power in India. Construction on the first phase, comprising 100 gigawatts of wind and solar, in the desert has started smoothly, President Xi Jinping said via video link at a United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Kunming. That’s more than the entire …

Bloomberg Britain will allow London Heathrow airport to lift its charges by as much as 56%, stoking a clash with airlines who warned that higher fares will stifle a recovery at Europe’s busiest airport. The announcement by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) sets up months of high-stakes lobbying before a final decision early next year. The hike could prove …

Bloomberg Asia Aviation Pcl, the operator of Thailand’s biggest budget carrier Thai AirAsia Co, plans to raise as much as 17.9 billion baht ($535 million) from new loans, share sales and convertible-debt offerings as it attempts to restock coffers depleted by the worst crisis in aviation history. A revised financial restructuring plan for the company has been put forward and …