许多研究环境问题的专家认为技术是环境质量退化的罪魁祸首。与此相反,我认为是技术变革与开发的不足而不是技术本身加剧了许多国家的环境污染。与众多沿用陈旧落后技术的发展中国家和前苏联集团相比,日本和一些技术极其发达的欧美国家的环境问题就缓和得多。其次,经济发达国家已经从初级商品(如钢铁)的生产开始转向生产具有更高价值的产品(如电子产品、小汽车和信息技术产品)。最后,环境质量的提高有赖于经济增长, Many experts studying environmental issues consider technology to be the culprit in the deterioration of environmental quality. In contrast, I think the lack of technological change and development rather than the technology itself aggravates the environmental pollution in many countries. Compared with many developing countries and the former Soviet blocs that inherit the outmoded technologies, the environmental problems in Japan and some Europe and the United States in the most advanced technology are much softened. Second, economically developed countries have shifted from the production of primary commodities such as steel to higher value products such as electronics, cars and information technology products. Finally, the improvement of environmental quality depends on economic growth,