{"id":2994,"date":"2010-11-22T16:58:58","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T16:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2010-11-22T17:02:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-22T17:02:56","slug":"green-china-pt-4-energy-consumption-%e8%83%bd%e6%ba%90%e6%b6%88%e8%80%97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/green-china-pt-4-energy-consumption-%e8%83%bd%e6%ba%90%e6%b6%88%e8%80%97\/","title":{"rendered":"Green China pt. 4: Energy Consumption (\u80fd\u6e90\u6d88\u8017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Another area where China leads the green charge is in energy consumption or \u80fd\u6e90\u6d88\u8017\u00a0(n\u00e9ng yu\u00e1n xi\u0101o h\u00e0o). While China’s population or \u4eba\u53e3 (r\u00e9n<\/a> k\u01d2u<\/a>) on aggregate accounts for China’s status as the worlds largest producer of green house emissions, per capita China is quite efficient at the use and rationing of domestic energy and for good reason. If the whole population of China was as wasteful in consumption of electricity, heat and water resources as the west, global energy supply shortages would be commonplace.<\/p>\n

Per-capita, China expends roughly one fifth as much energy as the United States. Less than 20% of people own cars in China, compared to about 85% in the US. There aren’t many mega-mansions or suburban areas, so apartment complexes are efficiently packed and built to conserve energy. But on top of all this, Chinese people just plain like to save energy–whether it’s making sure every light is turned off in every room, or refusing to turn on the heat until mid-December.<\/p>\n

But aside from house hold attempts and saving a few kuai, now the Chinese government is incentivizing conservation while seeking renewable alternatives to coal and fossil fuel energy. As China continues to modernize, per-capita GDP will continue to rise.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ATybfZFkT8U<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are some vocab words relating to conserving energy:<\/p>\n

\u5173\u706f (gu\u0101n d\u0113ng): turn off\/turn off light<\/p>\n

\u4fdd\u5b58 (b\u01ceo<\/a> c\u00fan<\/a>): conserve\/preserve<\/p>\n

\u7a7a\u8c03 (k\u014dng<\/a> ti\u00e1o<\/a>): air conditioning (AC)<\/p>\n

\u6696\u6c14\u673a (nu\u01cen<\/a> q\u00ec<\/a> j\u012b<\/a>)\uff1aheater\/radiator<\/p>\n

\u7535\u8868 (di\u00e0n bi\u01ceo): electric meter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Another area where China leads the green charge is in energy consumption or \u80fd\u6e90\u6d88\u8017\u00a0(n\u00e9ng yu\u00e1n xi\u0101o h\u00e0o). While China’s population or \u4eba\u53e3 (r\u00e9n k\u01d2u) on aggregate accounts for China’s status as the worlds largest producer of green house emissions, per capita China is quite efficient at the use and rationing of domestic energy and for…<\/p>\n

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