China’s leaders are already eager to rein in energy- and pollution-intensive industry for reasons of national security, air and water quality, and simple economic efficiency. Production of steel, cement, chemicals, paper, and aluminum alone account for nearly half of China’s energy needs and generate nearly half of the air pollution that claims over 300,000 lives and costs the economy close to $100 billion each year.
考虑到国家安全，空气和水的质量，以及单纯的经济效益方面的原因，中国领导人已经渴望控制高能耗高污染的工业了。仅仅生产钢铁，水泥，化学制品，纸张，铝就耗费了中国能源需求的几乎一半，还制造了将近一半的空气污染。这种污染每年夺去了超过三十万人的生命，还造成了将近一千亿美元的经济损失。