#04: Xi Jinping’s Little-Noticed Appeal for Alternative Proteins

Plus: New energy and emission statistics, and China’s changing approach to coal plants at home and abroad.

“OBTAIN CALORIES AND PROTEIN FROM PLANTS,” China’s leader Xi Jinping said in a meeting on March 6 during the “Two Sessions.” Laying out his “comprehensive view on food security,” Xi listed food sources ranging from nature — forests, rivers, lakes, and seas — to bio-tech. He explicitly talked about developing bio-industries and obtaining calories and pro…