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人类和人类创造的城市、工厂、铁路、农田……像一只只巨脚,踏在地球上。这些大脚印范围内的资源和能量支撑着人类的衣食住行。当经济增长让众多人口摆脱贫困之时,严峻的环境挑战也接踵而至。有这样一组数据值得我们关注。1970年,中国物质消费总量约占当年世界总量的7%。到2008年,中国物质消费量占世界总量的32%,成为迄今为止世界上最大的原材料消费国。也就是说,近40年来,在资源利用效率总体呈现明显上
The cities, factories, railroads and farmlands created by mankind and mankind ... like a single giant foot on the earth. The resources and energy of these large footprints support the human being’s basic necessities of life. As economic growth lifted many people out of poverty, serious environmental challenges ensued. There is such a set of data worthy of our attention. In 1970, China’s total material consumption accounted for about 7% of the world total. By 2008, China’s material consumption will account for 32% of the world’s total and become by far the largest consumer of raw materials in the world. In other words, in the past 40 years, the overall efficiency of resource utilization has been clearly evident