摘要
Dramatic changes have taken place in global environment and sustainable development patterns since 1992, when the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
Dramatic changes have taken place in global environment and sustainable development patterns since 1992, when the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The global landscape of the environment and development has been altered by an expanding world economy, the rise of China and other emerging economies, and a smoothly developing green economy. Since 1996, when sustainable development was made a national strategy in China, amazing achievements have been accomplished in such aspects as population control, energy efficiency, emissions reduction and ecological conservation.