The overall scale of China's environmental protection industry is relatively small, and its boundary and connotation are still expanding and enriching. As China's social and economic development and industrial structure adjustment, China's environmental protection industry direct contribution to the national economy will change from small to big, gradually become improve economic running quality, promote economic growth, economic and technological level of industry. Industrial connotation extension direction will be mainly concentrated in clean technology, clean products, environmental services, etc., the concept of environmental protection industry will evolve into China: "environmental industry" or "green industry".
During the period of "11th five-year plan", China's environmental protection industry is expected to remain an average annual growth of 15% to 17%, environmental protection investment in key areas including water environment, atmospheric environment, solid waste, ecological environment, nuclear security and radiation environmental protection construction and environment capacity. In 2010, the total annual income of the environmental protection industry will reach about 880 billion to 100 billion yuan, among which, the comprehensive utilization of resources is worth 600 billion yuan, the production value of environmental protection equipment is 120 billion yuan, and the output value of environmental services is worth 100 billion yuan.
