Today Is ‘Overshoot Day’, And That’s Not a Good Thing

Photo credit: Tom Hauk / Unsplash. Article by Laure Fillon, AFP. Science Alert – July 28, 2022.

Humankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for this year, with NGOs warning the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit. The date – dubbed “Earth Overshoot Day” – marks a tipping point when people have used up “all that ecosystems can regenerate in one year”, according to the Global Footprint Network and WWF. […]

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