{"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-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-69249 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-energy category-issues tag-renewable-energy tag-coal tag-consumption 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\/69249\/amid-ai-data-center-boom-chinas-tech-companies-renewable-energy-percentages-keep-pace-greenpeace-report\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Amid AI data center boom, China\u2019s tech companies\u2019 renewable energy percentages keep pace: Greenpeace report\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-eastasia-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/09\/1bd6c210-gp0stt5ih_pressmedia-2500px.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\/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\/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\/consumption\/\" rel=\"tag\">Consumption<\/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\/69249\/amid-ai-data-center-boom-chinas-tech-companies-renewable-energy-percentages-keep-pace-greenpeace-report\/\" target=\"_self\" >Amid AI data center boom, China\u2019s tech companies\u2019 renewable energy percentages keep pace: Greenpeace report<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Beijing &#8211; Data center and cloud computing providers in China maintained increased rates of renewable energy use through 2025, with some progress in corporate climate targets and disclosures, a new&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=\"2026-09-17T09:00:00+08:00\">September 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69232 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-energy tag-climate-impacts tag-consumption tag-renewable-energy tag-reduce-air-pollution 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\/69232\/greenpeace-east-asia-slams-japans-gas-push-and-outdated-auto-strategy-at-gastech-2026-as-a-dangerous-climate-trap\/\" 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\/9687f84b-gp0suab7j.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace East Asia Slams Japan\u2019s Gas Push and Outdated Auto Strategy at Gastech 2026 as a \u201cDangerous Climate Trap\u201d\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/9687f84b-gp0suab7j.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/9687f84b-gp0suab7j-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/9687f84b-gp0suab7j-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/9687f84b-gp0suab7j-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eastasia-stateless\/2026\/09\/9687f84b-gp0suab7j-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\/9687f84b-gp0suab7j.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\/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\/press\/69232\/greenpeace-east-asia-slams-japans-gas-push-and-outdated-auto-strategy-at-gastech-2026-as-a-dangerous-climate-trap\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace East Asia Slams Japan\u2019s Gas Push and Outdated Auto Strategy at Gastech 2026 as a \u201cDangerous Climate Trap\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Reacting to speeches delivered today by Japanese government officials at the Japan Energy Summit during Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, Greenpeace East Asia condemns Japan\u2019s push to position fossil gas and fossil-fueled vehicles as drivers for regional growth and energy security.\u00a0 <\/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=\"2026-09-15T14:41:59+08:00\">September 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}]}}