{"id":429,"date":"2019-02-15T12:52:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T20:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/defaultcontent\/?page_id=429"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:22:01","slug":"consumption","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/explore\/live-sustainably\/consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"#Consumption"},"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\">Buy. Use. Throw away. Buy more. Fast food, fast fashion, single use plastic and disposable electronics are trashing our planet. Let\u2019s buy less, live more.\r\nUnsustainable consumption is driving a vicious cycle of environmental destruction and injustice. And it\u2019s not making us happy.\r\nWe have to work to make sure that our human economies function within nature&#8217;s limits. Let\u2019s define ourselves, not by what we own but through our experiences and relationships. Not by what we consume but by what we contribute.\r\nBy working together we can turn a vicious cycle into a virtuous one, giving both the planet and peace a chance.<\/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=consumption\"><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-69181 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-about-greenpeace category-climate-energy category-issues tag-consumption tag-renewable-energy tag-climate-impacts tag-coal tag-reduce-air-pollution p4-page-type-blog\">\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\/blog\/69181\/greenpeace-aixenergy-webinar-how-can-east-asia-build-a-sustainable-ai-ecosystem\/\" 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\/08\/73e447fd-gp0su69b9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace AI x Energy Webinar: How Can East Asia Build a Sustainable AI Ecosystem?\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/08\/73e447fd-gp0su69b9.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/08\/73e447fd-gp0su69b9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/08\/73e447fd-gp0su69b9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/08\/73e447fd-gp0su69b9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/08\/73e447fd-gp0su69b9-510x340.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\/08\/73e447fd-gp0su69b9.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\/about-greenpeace\/\">About Greenpeace<\/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\/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\/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\/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\/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\/reduce-air-pollution\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reduce Air Pollution<\/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\/blog\/69181\/greenpeace-aixenergy-webinar-how-can-east-asia-build-a-sustainable-ai-ecosystem\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace AI x Energy Webinar: How Can East Asia Build a Sustainable AI Ecosystem?\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The global artificial intelligence (AI) boom is running into a hard physical limit: the electricity grid. As technology companies build increasingly powerful models and deploy ever-larger computing systems, the digital&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\/yujie-xue\/'>Yujie Xue<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-19T12:48:07+08:00\">August 19, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69158 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-about-greenpeace category-climate-energy category-issues tag-consumption tag-renewable-energy tag-reduce-air-pollution p4-page-type-blog\">\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\/blog\/69158\/greenpeace-webinar-who-is-winning-the-race-to-electric-vehicles-and-who-is-getting-left-behind\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/3863c202-gp0sttkpw_web_size_with_credit_line.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace Webinar: Who is Winning the Race to Electric Vehicles \u2014 and Who is Getting Left Behind?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-eastasia-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"3863c202-gp0sttkpw_web_size_with_credit_line.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\/about-greenpeace\/\">About Greenpeace<\/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\/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\/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><\/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\/blog\/69158\/greenpeace-webinar-who-is-winning-the-race-to-electric-vehicles-and-who-is-getting-left-behind\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace Webinar: Who is Winning the Race to Electric Vehicles \u2014 and Who is Getting Left Behind?<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On July 13, <\/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\/yujie-xue\/'>Yujie Xue<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-29T13:25:14+08:00\">July 29, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-energy tag-consumption 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\/69127\/greenpeace-flashes-red-card-to-fifa-world-cup-sponsor-hyundai-over-systemic-supply-chain-abuses-and-ev-backtrack\/\" 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\/07\/4483f500-7z2a0561a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace Flashes \u201cRed Card\u201d to FIFA World Cup Sponsor Hyundai Over Systemic Supply Chain Abuses and EV Backtrack\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/07\/4483f500-7z2a0561a.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/07\/4483f500-7z2a0561a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/07\/4483f500-7z2a0561a-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/07\/4483f500-7z2a0561a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/07\/4483f500-7z2a0561a-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\/07\/4483f500-7z2a0561a.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\/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\/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\/69127\/greenpeace-flashes-red-card-to-fifa-world-cup-sponsor-hyundai-over-systemic-supply-chain-abuses-and-ev-backtrack\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace Flashes \u201cRed Card\u201d to FIFA World Cup Sponsor Hyundai Over Systemic Supply Chain Abuses and EV Backtrack<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace activists in Seoul staged a high-profile protest targeting Hyundai Motor Group headquarters today, flashing symbolic referee \u201cred cards\u201d to the FIFA World Cup sponsor. <\/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=\"2026-07-15T11:03:29+08:00\">July 15, 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=consumption\"><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;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>Buy. Use. Throw away. Buy more. Fast food, fast fashion, single use plastic and disposable electronics are trashing our planet. Let\u2019s buy less, live more. Unsustainable consumption is driving a vicious cycle of environmental destruction and injustice. And it\u2019s not making us happy. We have to work to make sure that our human economies function [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":2323,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_hide_page_title_checkbox":"","p4_title":"","p4_subtitle":"","p4_description":"","background_image_id":"","background_image":"","p4_button_title":"","p4_button_link":"","p4_button_link_checkbox":"","p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"not set","p4_local_project":"","p4_basket_name":"not set","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-429","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-live-sustainably","tag-consumption"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69107,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/429\/revisions\/69107"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}