推行“绿色GDP”才有可能改变地方的发展模式。举例来说,在雾霾重重的中国北方,河北省的张家口市却保有少见的良好的空气质量。以现行统计方式,张家口的经济总量相对较小。但如果推行“绿色GDP”模式,其他地区的资源消耗被扣除,GDP总量将下降,但张家口的GDP却相对上升。这种将治污成本计入GDP统计的方式,对于那些不顾环境、片面追求发展的地方,将成为一种惩罚机制。其短期投机制造的GDP将会缩水, The implementation of “green GDP” will be possible to change the local development model. For example, in the foggy north of China, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, has a rare, good air quality. To the current statistical methods, Zhangjiakou’s total economic output is relatively small. However, if the “green GDP” model is implemented, the consumption of resources in other regions will be deducted and the total GDP will drop, but the GDP of Zhangjiakou will rise relatively. This way of accounting for pollution costs as a measure of GDP will become a punitive mechanism for those who unilaterally pursue development regardless of the environment. Its short-term speculative manufacturing GDP will shrink,