Green GDP Accounting Application And Research

Green GDP is the final results after a country or region, taking into account natural resources and environmental factors that affect economic activity. As one of the most important new indicators of the National economic accounting system, Green GDP is being given more and more attentions. Based on the domestic and international study of Green GDP accounting, this paper describes the definition of Green GDP, combines with the domestic and international research of green GDP accounting system and its accounting methods, and summarizes the problems existing in current Green GDP accounting system.Due to the defects of GDP accounting, the value of natural resources and environment are being ignored or distorted, which restricted our economy's sustainable development. This paper proposes a Green GDP accounting to the national accounts, implementing the scientific concept of development, together with an empirical study within Hanshou County. The conclusions are as follows:(1) Combined with the contemporary international research situation of Green GDP and the current issues Green GDP accounting is facing, we performed a research on Green GDP accounting system, with some analysis and construction. With regard to the economic development of Hanshou County, this paper determines the formula of Green GDP on Hanshou County:GGDP=GDP-resources depletion costs-the cost of environmental degradation+"three wastes " Output Value of Products.(2) Based on the GDP of Hanshou County in 1989,1994,1999,2004 and 2009, this paper has collected the statistics of the natural resources depletion costs, environmental degradation costs and the "three wastes" Output Value of Products for the respective five years in Hanshou County. It has also calculated the value of green GDP for the respective five years. Through analysis and comparison, it was noted that the economic development of Hanshou County between 1989-2004 is purely relied on the consumption of the natural resources. Hanshou country's Green GDP growth rate is higher than the county of GDP growth rate from 2004 to 2009, which suggested that people's environmental awareness and social mannerism are enhanced and improving.The development of Hanshou County's economy is moving from consumption of natural resources and pollution of the environment to sustainable development and is changing to the direction of scientific development concept.Based on the research status of Green GDP accounting, combined with issues we encountered during Green GDP accounting within Hanshou County, this paper proposes some advices for the future implementation of Green GDP accounting.