即便资源稀缺化的速度比悲观者认为的来得要慢,各国亦需加紧开发旨在提高资源利用效率的新技术。中国、日本、韩国和欧洲国家,都有可能成为能源效率革命的先行者。反观美国,毫无疑问是技术最发达的国家之一,但受到过去200年发展出的文化体系和基础设施架构的制约, Even if the scarcity of resources is slower than the pessimists think, countries should step up the development of new technologies aimed at improving the efficiency of resource use. China, Japan, South Korea and European countries are likely to become the pioneers of the energy-efficient revolution. On the contrary, the United States is undoubtedly one of the most technologically advanced countries. However, constrained by the cultural system and infrastructure that have developed over the past 200 years,