Table 1 Development of Scale for present research.

From: Exploring impact of green finance and natural resources on eco-efficiency: case of China

 

Indicator

Sources

Unit of measurement

Authors

Indicators for input

Pollution

Water

Sewerage discharge in thousand KG

43,44

Air

Sulfur-di-oxide in thousand KG

45

Demand for commercially produced oxygen in thousand KG

46

Cabon-di-oxide in thousand KG

3,4,47

Emission of dust in thousand KG

48

Solid waste

Production of garbage in thousand KG

49

Consumption of energy and utilisation of natural resources

Water

The net amount of water utilized measured in (10,000 cubic meters)

36

Energy

Million-Yuan GDP energy consumption

30,50,51,52,53,54

Land

Construction land (km2)

34

Indicators for output

Economic and social development of the region

 

Regional gross domestic product in a million RMB

38,40,55,56