An Elementary Discussion and Analysis of Green GDP Calculation Methods--A Case Study of Datong City in Shanxi Province
初探绿色GDP核算方法及实证分析 ——以山西省大同市为例

Traditional GDP can reflect the gross income situation of one country or one region, which is a consolidated standard for measuring the economic development degree of the country or the region. However, the traditional GDP account cannot include the loss of natural resource and environment pollution because of human′s activities by the means of realistic capital and the depreciation . Therefore, Traditional GDP cannot reflect not only the contribution of natural resource to economic development, but also the relationships between the economic development, resource and environment. Green GDP is the real summation of people′s wealth after taking out the loss of natural resource and environment pollution in one country or one region; thus, it can reflect the people′s income situation of the country or the region. In the article, based on the narrow sense of Green GDP, taking Datong city in Shanxi province as an example, and referencing the condition of ecology resource and environment, a resource and environment virtual number index system is established, the calculation method of the Green GDP is discussed, and Green GDP of the city in 2002 is calculated. The results show: In 2002, natural resource loss is 6386 million yuan, or 29.29% of GDP; environment pollution loss is 2218 million yuan, or 10.18% of GDP; and Green GDP is 13133 million yuan, only taking over 60.24% of GDP. The results indicate that the problems of resource and environment are very obvious and should be resolved as soon as possible. Suggestions include: to use all sorts of resource scientifically, moderately and reasonably, to build up the resource price conceptions of market, control pollution, and to reinforce environment conservation and governing seriously.