Comprehensive Evaluating the Performance in Green Growth of Chinese Provincial-Level Regions

Abstract

The concept of green growth has been put forward for many years in China. After years of practice, the performance of green growth in all provinces of China has changed, but it has not been systematically evaluated. Based on OECD's green growth framework, this study develops an indicator system of green growth evaluation suitable for China's provinces, and then evaluates the green growth levels in different regions of China. The result shows that China's regional green growth is uneven. The green growth performances in the eastern coastal provinces are generally higher than that of western provinces. After identifying the advantages and disadvantages of different provinces in green growth, this paper analyses the causes of these differences. This research could offer a valuable reference for regions that adopt green growth as their development mode.