{"id":427,"date":"2019-02-15T12:50:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T20:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/defaultcontent\/?page_id=427"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:22:06","slug":"climate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/explore\/climate-energy\/climate\/","title":{"rendered":"#Climate Impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n                    \n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Average global temperatures have risen every decade since the 1970s. Extreme weather events \u2013 droughts, floods and major typhoons \u2013 are becoming more common and destroying farmlands. China&#8217;s already stressed water resources are drying out even further. Glaciers, permafrost and sea ice are disappearing, while sea levels are rising and coral reefs dying. The impacts of climate change are already responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, and damaging ecosystems<\/p>\n                            \n\n                    \n                    <\/div>\n                    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-query posts-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cfe5ce44 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest Updates &#038; Publications<\/h2>\n        <li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/news-stories\/?tag=climate-impacts\"><span data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"See More Link\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n\n    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 36px;\"><\/p>\n\n    \n\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69289 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-energy tag-renewable-energy tag-reduce-air-pollution tag-coal tag-climate-impacts p4-page-type-press\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/69289\/south-koreas-ai-mega-projects-threaten-national-carbon-targets-even-with-220gw-renewable-expansion-greenpeace-report\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"South Korea&#8217;s AI Mega Projects Threaten National Carbon Targets Even with 220GW Renewable Expansion: Greenpeace Report\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-510x287.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-eastasia-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/09\/3a89b069-mega-project-scaled.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Post Type Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/category\/issues\/climate-energy\/\">Climate &amp; Energy<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/renewable-energy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Renewable Energy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/reduce-air-pollution\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reduce Air Pollution<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/coal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coal<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/climate-impacts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Impacts<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/69289\/south-koreas-ai-mega-projects-threaten-national-carbon-targets-even-with-220gw-renewable-expansion-greenpeace-report\/\" target=\"_self\" >South Korea&#8217;s AI Mega Projects Threaten National Carbon Targets Even with 220GW Renewable Expansion: Greenpeace Report<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Despite South Korea\u2019s target to expand renewable energy capacity to 220GW by 2040, incorporating power demand from upcoming industrial mega-projects into the 12th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand will make achieving the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) carbon reduction goals virtually impossible, according to a new report. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/author\/gp_eastasia\/'>Greenpeace East Asia<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-22T17:37:27+08:00\">September 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69267 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-energy category-live-sustainably category-protect-nature tag-climate-impacts tag-consumption tag-food p4-page-type-press\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/69267\/extreme-heat-threatens-japans-iconic-autumn-crops-greenpeace-report-warns\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"1116\" height=\"1314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/ce325848-screenshot-2026-09-17-at-9.42.12-am.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Extreme Heat Threatens Japan\u2019s Iconic Autumn Crops, Greenpeace Report Warns\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/ce325848-screenshot-2026-09-17-at-9.42.12-am.png 1116w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/ce325848-screenshot-2026-09-17-at-9.42.12-am-255x300.png 255w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/ce325848-screenshot-2026-09-17-at-9.42.12-am-870x1024.png 870w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/ce325848-screenshot-2026-09-17-at-9.42.12-am-768x904.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/ce325848-screenshot-2026-09-17-at-9.42.12-am-289x340.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-eastasia-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/09\/ce325848-screenshot-2026-09-17-at-9.42.12-am.png\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Post Type Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/category\/issues\/climate-energy\/\">Climate &amp; Energy<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/climate-impacts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Impacts<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/consumption\/\" rel=\"tag\">Consumption<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/food\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/69267\/extreme-heat-threatens-japans-iconic-autumn-crops-greenpeace-report-warns\/\" target=\"_self\" >Extreme Heat Threatens Japan\u2019s Iconic Autumn Crops, Greenpeace Report Warns<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">TOKYO (Sept. 17, 2026) \u2014 Days with crop-damaging temperatures across Japan\u2019s key agricultural hubs have surged by up to 43 days over the past 50 years, posing risks to the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/author\/gp_eastasia\/'>Greenpeace East Asia<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-17T13:59:00+08:00\">September 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69241 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-energy category-protect-nature tag-climate-impacts tag-reduce-air-pollution tag-renewable-energy p4-page-type-press\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/69241\/greenpeace-east-asia-warns-at-gastech-2026-ai-energy-surge-cannot-justify-fossil-gas-expansion\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/b4974a49-gp0suab8h.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace East Asia Warns at Gastech 2026: AI Energy Surge Cannot Justify Fossil Gas Expansion\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/b4974a49-gp0suab8h.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/b4974a49-gp0suab8h-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/b4974a49-gp0suab8h-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/b4974a49-gp0suab8h-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/b4974a49-gp0suab8h-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-eastasia-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/09\/b4974a49-gp0suab8h.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Post Type Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/category\/issues\/climate-energy\/\">Climate &amp; Energy<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/climate-impacts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Impacts<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/reduce-air-pollution\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reduce Air Pollution<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/tag\/renewable-energy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Renewable Energy<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/69241\/greenpeace-east-asia-warns-at-gastech-2026-ai-energy-surge-cannot-justify-fossil-gas-expansion\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace East Asia Warns at Gastech 2026: AI Energy Surge Cannot Justify Fossil Gas Expansion<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As energy majors, hyperscalers, and ministers gather in Bangkok for the AixEnergy Summit at Gastech 2026, Greenpeace East Asia warns that using fossil gas to fuel the artificial intelligence boom is a high-risk gamble threatening global climate targets and frontline communities. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/author\/gp_eastasia\/'>Greenpeace East Asia<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-17T07:00:00+08:00\">September 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons carousel-controls is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-358af4b1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-prev\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Prev<\/button><\/div>\n        \n\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-next\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Next<\/button><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n    <li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/news-stories\/?tag=climate-impacts\"><span data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"See More Link\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/div>\n    <div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/happypoint\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;0% 0%&quot;,&quot;mailing_list_iframe&quot;:true,&quot;opacity&quot;:30,&quot;override_default_content&quot;:false,&quot;local_content_provider&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}}\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The impacts of climate change are already being felt. 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