如果中国人像美国人一样消耗石油会怎样?

中国有机会超越石油密集型的西方生活方式。它会吗?

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中国现在石油进口量超过美国,但有一个重要的注意事项:美国的人口只有中国的三分之一。这意味着平均每个美国人的石油消耗量几乎是平均每个中国消费者的十倍。这是它的样子

当然,在中国人口中,购买汽车和消耗石油的子集比美国小,这使得人口之间的直接比较略有误导性。然而,如果我们想象每个中国公民都采用了西方的石油饮食,情况就会变得疯狂

中国每天将消耗超过 8000 万桶石油,这几乎与整个世界目前的消耗量一样多。最新的报告显示,世界石油消耗量约为每天 9000 万桶。中国有机会超越石油密集型的西方生活方式。它会吗?


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很棒的图标来自 The Noun Project:Ted Grajeda(美国),Luke Anthony Firth(中国),以及 Edward Boatman(油桶)。

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