The valuation of China’s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017
This paper aims to evaluate the cost of environmental degradation by adopting the conventional environmental economic methodology in China from 2004 to 2017 and summarize the change in both the causes and costs of China’s environmental degradation. Results from this study revealed the following: i....
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| author | Guoxia Ma Fei Peng Weishan Yang Gang Yan Shuting Gao Xiafei Zhou Ji Qi Dong Cao Yue Zhao Wen Pan Hongqiang Jiang Hong Jing Guangxia Dong Minxue Gao Jingbo Zhou Fang Yu Jinnan Wang |
| author_facet | Guoxia Ma Fei Peng Weishan Yang Gang Yan Shuting Gao Xiafei Zhou Ji Qi Dong Cao Yue Zhao Wen Pan Hongqiang Jiang Hong Jing Guangxia Dong Minxue Gao Jingbo Zhou Fang Yu Jinnan Wang |
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| description | This paper aims to evaluate the cost of environmental degradation by adopting the conventional environmental economic methodology in China from 2004 to 2017 and summarize the change in both the causes and costs of China’s environmental degradation. Results from this study revealed the following: i. The environmental degradation cost in China increased from 511 billion yuan to 1,892 billion yuan from 2004 to 2017, and its share in the GDP decreased from 3.05% to 2.23%; ii. The environmental degradation cost growth rate was lower than the GDP growth rate. The environmental degradation cost growth rate decreased sharply, by dropping from 10% in 2014 to 2% in 2017. The environmental benefits of industrial transformation have emerged; iii. The provinces of Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu, Henan, and Guangdong had the highest environmental degradation costs. The annual average growth rate of the environmental degradation costs in Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Zhejiang were lower than their growth rate of the GDP respectively; iv. Consideration of environmental degradation cost in decision-making could contribute to the high-quality development of China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-694ab4eefb7a4a43918ba0e09cf5dda12022-12-21T22:07:37ZengElsevierEnvironmental Science and Ecotechnology2666-49842020-01-011100016The valuation of China’s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017Guoxia Ma0Fei Peng1Weishan Yang2Gang Yan3Shuting Gao4Xiafei Zhou5Ji Qi6Dong Cao7Yue Zhao8Wen Pan9Hongqiang Jiang10Hong Jing11Guangxia Dong12Minxue Gao13Jingbo Zhou14Fang Yu15Jinnan Wang16The Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, ChinaChina National Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing, 100012, ChinaChina National Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing, 100012, ChinaRenmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, ChinaRenmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, ChinaThe Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, China; Corresponding author.The Center for Eco-Environmental Accounting, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, China; Corresponding author.This paper aims to evaluate the cost of environmental degradation by adopting the conventional environmental economic methodology in China from 2004 to 2017 and summarize the change in both the causes and costs of China’s environmental degradation. Results from this study revealed the following: i. The environmental degradation cost in China increased from 511 billion yuan to 1,892 billion yuan from 2004 to 2017, and its share in the GDP decreased from 3.05% to 2.23%; ii. The environmental degradation cost growth rate was lower than the GDP growth rate. The environmental degradation cost growth rate decreased sharply, by dropping from 10% in 2014 to 2% in 2017. The environmental benefits of industrial transformation have emerged; iii. The provinces of Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu, Henan, and Guangdong had the highest environmental degradation costs. The annual average growth rate of the environmental degradation costs in Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Zhejiang were lower than their growth rate of the GDP respectively; iv. Consideration of environmental degradation cost in decision-making could contribute to the high-quality development of China.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666498420300089Environmental degradation costWater pollution degradation costAir pollution degradation costSolid waste land occupation costGreen GDP |
| spellingShingle | Guoxia Ma Fei Peng Weishan Yang Gang Yan Shuting Gao Xiafei Zhou Ji Qi Dong Cao Yue Zhao Wen Pan Hongqiang Jiang Hong Jing Guangxia Dong Minxue Gao Jingbo Zhou Fang Yu Jinnan Wang The valuation of China’s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017 Environmental Science and Ecotechnology Environmental degradation cost Water pollution degradation cost Air pollution degradation cost Solid waste land occupation cost Green GDP |
| title | The valuation of China’s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017 |
| title_full | The valuation of China’s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017 |
| title_fullStr | The valuation of China’s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The valuation of China’s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017 |
| title_short | The valuation of China’s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017 |
| title_sort | valuation of china s environmental degradation from 2004 to 2017 |
| topic | Environmental degradation cost Water pollution degradation cost Air pollution degradation cost Solid waste land occupation cost Green GDP |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666498420300089 |
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