Earth Overshoot Day keeps getting earlier - We are consuming more than the Earth can produce

08/16/2015 - 22:54

Gabe Bullard


It may feel like Christmas comes earlier each year, but there’s a less joyful day that really is moving closer on the calendar.

Earth Overshoot Day is the day when—according to estimates—the total combined consumption of all human activity on Earth in a year overtakes the planet’s ability to generate those resources for that year.

How is it measured?

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