Since the reform and opening up, the average annual growth rate of China's GDP has reached 9.4%. However, we must be soberly aware that the rapid economic growth in China is based on excessive consumption of resources and destruction of the environment. The whole society must deepen its understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of resource conservation and enhance its sense of urgency and responsibility. Finding the gap in comparison is conducive to enhancing the sense of urgency and crisis, so as to be prepared for danger in times of peace. First, the resource consumption is high and the utilization level is low. Mainly manifested in the low efficiency and poor efficiency of resource utilization, there is still a big gap compared with the international advanced level. The consumption intensity of mineral products in China is higher than that in developed countries. Judging from the consumption intensity of mineral resources, at the current exchange rate, the consumption of steel, copper, aluminum, lead and zinc per 10,000 yuan of GDP in China is 5.6, 4.8, 4.9, 4.9 and 4.4 times of the world average, respectively, even if calculated by purchasing power evaluation, it is much higher. In 2003, China's GDP was US$ 65,438 +0.4 trillion at the current exchange rate, accounting for about 4% of the world's GDP, but the domestic and imported resources consumed for this purpose were roughly estimated to be 5 billion tons after conversion. From the perspective of industrial energy effect, at present, the average energy consumption per unit product of China's eight major energy-consuming industries is more than 47% higher than the world advanced level; The average water productivity of grain crops in China is about per cubic meter of aquatic products 1 kg, which is only half that of developed countries. The reuse rate of industrial water in China is lower than that in developed countries 15% ~ 25%. The total recovery rate of mineral resources in China is about 30%, which is 20% lower than the advanced level abroad. China's energy-saving housing accounts for only 3.5% of the national urban housing construction area, and the energy consumption per unit construction area is equivalent to 23 times that of developed countries with similar climatic conditions.

Second, the waste of resources is amazing. The total recovery rate of mineral resources in China is only 30%, and the recovery rate of coal resources in small coal mines is only10%-15%; Waste of resources can be seen everywhere, running water is ever-burning in public places, over-packaging is becoming more and more serious, and food waste is common. Development zones and other non-agricultural land occupy and waste cultivated land and destroy land resources. Third, the recycling level of renewable resources is low, and a large number of available resources are wasted as waste and not fully utilized. The output of recycled nonferrous metals in developed countries generally accounts for 30-40% of its total nonferrous metal output, while that in China is only 15-20%. In China, about 5 million tons of waste steel, more than 200,000 tons of waste nonferrous metals, 6,543,804 tons of waste paper, a large number of waste plastics and glass are not recycled every year. Fourth, in recent years, the growth of China's resource demand has accelerated, and the contradiction of resource constraints has intensified. Since 2002, China's energy consumption per unit GDP has increased again, especially the growth of electricity consumption is faster than that of GDP, and the contradiction of resource constraints is becoming increasingly serious.

Fifth, the environmental pollution is serious, and we have not got rid of the old road of pollution first and then treatment. Serious environmental pollution has caused high economic and environmental costs and caused obvious damage to public health. At present, the economic losses caused by air pollution have accounted for 3% ~ 7% of GDP in that year. Environmental "overdraft" is widespread. Take the emission of sulfur dioxide as an example. If China's urban air quality is to meet the second-class national air quality standard, the environmental capacity of sulfur dioxide should be about 6.5438+0.2 million tons. However, if the current development trend continues, it is estimated that by 2065.438+00 and 2020, China's total sulfur dioxide emissions will reach 36.5438+million tons and 39 million tons respectively.