Evaluation and Comparative Analysis of Global Environmental Competitiveness

Abstract

This article firstly puts forward a definition of global environmental competitiveness (GEC) and explains its connotations and component elements in detail. GEC has five parts, that is, ecological environmental competitiveness (EEC), resource environmental competitiveness (REC), environmental bearing competitiveness (EBC), environmental management competitiveness (EMC), and environmental coordination competitiveness (ECC). Based on the GEC Evaluation Indicator System and mathematical model, we carried out overall evaluation and regional analysis on the 2012 GEC of 133 countries. The environmental competitiveness of these countries displayed four characteristics and four rules. Finally, we propose some basic approaches and policy suggestions to enhance GEC.