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  • EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY

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Earth Overshoot Day is calculated by dividing the planet’s biocapacity (the amount of ecological resources Earth is able to generate that year), by humanity’s Ecological Footprint (humanity’s demand for that year), and multiplying by 365, the number of days in 2019: (Planet’s Biocapacity / Humanity’s Ecological Footprint) x 365 = Earth Overshoot Day.”

EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY 2020: July 26th

As of today, we humans have used as much from nature in 2019 as our planet can renew in a whole year. Nothing will seem to change for many of us from this day to the next, but collectively we are draining Earth’s capacity to provide. Overshoot Day is a red light warning of trouble ahead — and it is flashing five days earlier than it did last year (July 29th).

Earth Overshoot Day is devised by Global Footprint Network, an international think tank that coordinates research, develops...
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