China Green Development Index Report 2012: Regional Comparison

926 Pages·2015·15.489 MB·English

by  Xiaoxi Li, Jiancheng Pan (eds.)

Current Chinese Economic Report Series
Xiaoxi Li
Jiancheng Pan Editors
China Green
Development Index
Report 2012
Regional Comparison
Current Chinese Economic Report Series
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Xiaoxi Li (cid:129) Jiancheng Pan
Editors
China Green Development
Index Report 2012
Regional Comparison
Editors
XiaoxiLi JianchengPan
SchoolofEconomics ChinaEconomicMonitoring
andResourceManagement andAnalysisCenter
BeijingNormalUniversity NationalBureauofStatisticsofChina
Beijing,China Beijing,China
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Research Group
ResearchGroupLeaders
Xiaoxi Li (Professor, Vice Chairman of Academic Committee of Beijing Normal
University,AcademicAdvisorofSouthwesternUniversityofFinanceandEconomics)
JianchengPan(PhD,DeputyDirector-GeneralofChinaEconomicMonitoringand
AnalysisCenter,NationalBureauofStatisticsofChina)
LeadersofCooperatingInstitutions
DeshengLai(Professor,DeanofSchoolofEconomicsandBusinessAdministration,
BeijingNormalUniversity)
Renwu Tang (Professor, Executive Dean of School of Management, Beijing
NormalUniversity)
Biliang Hu (Professor, Dean of School of Economics and ResourceManagement,
BeijingNormalUniversity)
Yang Zhifeng (Professor, Dean of School of Environment, Beijing Normal
University)
Fangjian Liu (Professor, Executive Dean of School of Economics, Southwestern
UniversityofFinanceandEconomics)
CollaborativeandSupportingInstitutions
ChinaEconomicMonitoringandAnalysisCenterandRelevantResearchInstitutes,
NationalBureauofStatisticsofChina
CenterforForecastingScience,ChineseAcademyofSciences
PolicyResearchCenterforEnvironmentandEconomy,MinistryofEnvironmental
Protection
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CollegeofResourcesScienceandTechnology,BeijingNormalUniversity
SchoolofGeography,BeijingNormalUniversity
SchoolofEnvironment,BeijingNormalUniversity
SchoolofLifeSciences,BeijingNormalUniversity
CollegeofWaterSciences,BeijingNormalUniversity
InstituteofNationalAccounts,BeijingNormalUniversity
ChinaPhilanthropyResearchInstitute,BeijingNormalUniversity
CapitalInstituteofScienceandTechnologyDevelopmentStrategy
SchoolofPublicAdministration,SouthwesternUniversityofFinanceandEconomics
InstituteofEnergyEconomics,SouthwesternUniversityofFinanceandEconomics
Experimental Economics Laboratory, Southwestern University of Finance and
Economics
Coordinators
JunliZhao,JiangxueZhang,ZhaoZheng,LinYongsheng
ContactPersons
TaoSong,NingCai
Commenting Experts
Wu Jinglian (Professor, Researcher at Development Research Center of the State
Council)
LiYining(Professor,HonoraryDeanofGuanghuaSchoolofManagement,Peking
University)
ZhangZhuoyuan(Professor,MemberofAcademicCommittee,ChineseAcademy
ofSocialSciences)
WeiLiqun(Professor,ViceChairmanoftheCommitteeforLearningandCultural
and Historical Data, National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political
ConsultativeConference)
Chen Xiwen (Professor, Vice Minister of Office of the Central Leading Group
onFinancialandEconomicAffairs)
LiuShijin(Professor,VicePresidentofDevelopmentResearchCenteroftheState
Council)
LuZhongyuan(Professor,VicePresidentofDevelopmentResearchCenterofthe
StateCouncil)
GuShengzu(Professor,ViceChairmanofInternalandJudicialAffairsCommittee,
the11thNationalPeople’sCongressofthePeople’sRepublicofChina)
Zhou Hongren (Professor, Executive Vice Chairman of the Advisory Committee
forStateInformatization)
PanYue(Professor,ViceMinisterofEnvironmentalProtection)
GanZangchun(Professor,ViceMinisterofLegislativeAffairsOfficeoftheState
Council)
LiuWei(Professor,VicePresidentofPekingUniversity)
GeJianping(Professor,VicePresidentofBeijingNormalUniversity)
BianHuimin(Professor,VicePresidentofSouthwesternUniversityofFinanceand
Economics)
XuXianchun(Professor,DeputyCommissioneroftheNationalBureauofStatistics
ofChina)
ZhangXinshi(Professor,AcademicianattheChineseAcademyofSciences)
NiuWenyuan(Professor,CounseloroftheStateCouncil,ResearcherattheChinese
AcademyofSciences)
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Wang Yi (Professor, Head of Sustainable Development Strategy Study Group,
ChineseAcademyofSciences)
Wei Jie (Professor, Director of the National Center for Economic Research,
TsinghuaUniversity)
Pan Jiahua (Professor, Director of the Research Center for Sustainable
Development,ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences)
Fan Hengshan (Professor, Director-General of the Department of Regional Econ-
omy,NationalDevelopmentandReformCommission)
Xia Guang (Professor, Director of Policy Research Center for Environment and
Economy,MinistryofEnvironmentalProtection)
Su Wei (Professor, Director-General of the Department of Climate Change,
NationalDevelopmentandReformCommission)
Chen Dongqi (Professor, Vice President of the Academy of Macroeconomic
Research,NationalDevelopmentandReformCommission)
JiaKang(Professor,DirectoroftheResearchInstituteforFiscalScience,Ministry
ofFinance)
ZhangJianhua(Professor,Director-GeneraloftheResearchBureauofthePeople’s
BankofChina)
QiuDong(CheungKongScholarChairProfessoratBeijingNormalUniversity)
Chen Zongsheng (Professor, Deputy Secretary-General of Tianjin Municipal
People’sGovernment)
Preface 1
Intoday’sworld,resources,energy,climate,andecologyareplayinganincreasingly
importantroleinthedevelopmentandevensurvivalofmankind.Countriesacross
theglobehavechosentogogreenandlowcarbonforsustainabledevelopment.Four
decadesago,theepoch-makingDeclarationontheHumanEnvironmentwasissued
at the first United Nations Conference on the Human Environment convened in
Stockholm,andtheslogan“OnlyOneEarth”wasshoutedloudlyineverycornerof
theworld.Theconveningoftheconferenceindicatedthathumanshadawakenedto
theenvironmentalissues,usheringinaneweraofgreendevelopment.
Fostering green development is about reducing the excessive use of resources
andenergy,enhancingenvironmental protectionandecologicalmanagement,and
pursing the coordinated and sustainable development of the economy, society,
and ecology. Since the policy of reform and opening up was introduced, China
hasmaderemarkableachievementsineconomicandsocialdevelopment;environ-
mental awareness has been improving among the public; party committees and
governmentsat alllevelshaveattachedincreasingimportancetoresourceconser-
vation, environmental protection, and green development. With the advent of the
twenty-first century in particular, environmental protection has been promoted
significantly in both theoretical and practical terms, providing strong support for
rapid economic growth, response to the international financial crisis, and the
development of emerging industries. However, we should also be clear-headed
thatenvironmentalchallengesremainseriousandtheeffortsmadeinthisregardare
far from enough given the fast industrialization and urbanization in the country.
Changingthegrowthmodel,adjustingtheeconomicstructure,andpromotinggreen
development are tough tasks that concern people’s well-being and call for much
moreefforts.
In light of the growing resource and environmental constraints, it is proposed
in the 12th Five-Year Plan that China should continue to pursue green develop-
ment, prioritize energy conservation and emissions reduction, improve the incen-
tive and restraint mechanisms, step up efforts to develop resource-efficient and
environment-friendlypatternsofproductionandconsumption,enhancethecapacity
for sustainable development, and advance ecological progress. It gives full
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