China Scores 56th Out Of 59 Nations Surveyed For Efficient Resource Use

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China ranks among the world's most wasteful users of natural resources, according to a report by a government-linked academic group released Wednesday. The study by the Chinese Academy of Science ranked China 56 out of 59 countries surveyed, with Denmark, Switzerland, Ireland, Britain, Holland and Norway the earth's most efficient allocators of resources.

China's inefficiency in the use of five major commodities -- energy, water, cement, steel and non-ferrous metal -- was 1.9 times higher than the global average level in 2003, the report said.

"This proves that China has not fundamentally broken away from its economic growth model that relies on the intensive use of natural resources," the academy said.

The academy warned that risks continued to exist in the development of a sustainable economic model, while China's goal of creating an eco-friendly economy was currently "not feasible".

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/China_Ranks_Among_Worlds_Most_Wasteful_Users_Of_Resources.html

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1. I Wonder...

I wonder where the US ranks on this list.