Consumption
Natural resources are getting scarcer, national economies are stretched and so are households budgets. We all need to become more resource efficient. By choosing greener products and services, you can save money, lead a healthier life, reduce your environmental footprint and support the move towards a greener, more circular economy. But faced with an ever wider variety of consumer items, it's not always easy to choose the right one.
The European Commission has developed policies and tools to help identify green products and reward sustainable production practices.
The EU Ecolabel identifies products and services that have a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle, from the extraction of raw material through to production, use and disposal. It makes it easier for consumers to make greener choices without having to compromise on product quality.
The Commission has also developed legislation to reduce the consumption of lightweight carrier bags and the environmental impact of packaging and packaging waste.
Europe's public authorities are major consumers. Making full use of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) instrument, they can greatly contribute to sustainable consumption and production by harnessing their purchasing power to choose environmentally friendly goods, services and works.
Retailers can also help promote sustainability via their daily contact with millions of consumers. The Retail Forum works on promoting more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient products as well as providing better information to consumers on how to use products in the most ecologically efficient way.
There are also great opportunities for resource efficiency in the building sector, which accounts for half of the EU's consumption of extracted materials and energy, and for a third of its waste and water use.
The Commission develops standards, for instance on how long products should last or how easy they should be to repair and recycle, and it also supports sustainable consumption via certain aspects of the EU consumer law, such as the rules on unfair commercial practices, which prohibit misleading green claims.
Together, we can develop a green, resource-efficient, low-carbon circular economy.

消费
自然资源越来越稀缺，国家经济捉襟见肘，家庭预算也捉襟见肘。我们都需要提高资源效率。通过选择更环保的产品和服务，你可以节省金钱，过上更健康的生活，减少你的环境足迹，并支持迈向更环保、更循环的经济。但面对越来越多种类的消费品，选择合适的并不总是那么容易。
欧盟委员会已经制定了政策和工具来帮助确定绿色产品并奖励可持续生产做法。
欧盟生态标签识别从原材料提取到生产、使用和处置的整个生命周期中对环境影响较小的产品和服务。它使消费者更容易做出更环保的选择，而不必在产品质量上妥协。
委员会还制定了立法，以减少轻型手提袋的消费以及包装和包装废物对环境的影响。
欧洲的公共当局是主要的消费者。充分利用绿色公共采购(GPP)工具，他们可以利用自己的购买力选择对环境友好的商品、服务和工程，为可持续消费和生产作出巨大贡献。
零售商也可以通过与数百万消费者的日常接触来促进可持续发展。零售论坛致力于推广更环保和节能的产品，并向消费者提供更好的信息，让他们知道如何以最具生态效益的方式使用产品。
建筑行业也有巨大的资源效率机会，该行业占欧盟提取材料和能源消耗的一半，占其废物和水使用的三分之一。
欧盟委员会制定了一些标准，例如产品的使用寿命或修复和回收的容易程度，它还通过欧盟消费者法的某些方面来支持可持续消费，例如禁止误导性绿色主张的不公平商业行为规则。
共同发展绿色、资源节约型、低碳循环经济。

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