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Earth Overshoot Day. What Is It And Why Do We Need It?

04 Aug 2023 | Abstracted from World Economic Forum

"Earth Overshoot Day officially marks the point when two factors run out of kilter: humanity's ecological footprint and our planet's biocapacity...We've not been living within Earth’s means since the early 1970

"Human consumption now requires the natural resources of 1.75 worlds instead of a single one, and half of this is just for food...In the wake of pandemic lockdowns and reduced economic movement, Earth Overshoot Day got pushed back to 22 August."

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