Next week is Earth Overshoot Day.
What is that? It’s the day each year that human consumption outpaces what the earth can produce in a year. Every year, the Global Footprint Network calculates “how much nature we have, how much we use, and who uses what.” In other words, how much are humans consuming and how does that compare with what Planet Earth is producing? The bad news is that humans are burning through natural resources faster than they’re being produced. The good news, however, is that this process can be reversed.
In 2007, Earth Overshoot Day was in October.
In 2008, it was two weeks early on September 23.
This year, it’s on September 25.
So, we humans improved things a tiny bit since last year, but we still have a long way to go to correct our over-consumption and bring our lifestyles back into balance with what Earth can provide.
What can you do to help Planet Earth? Take a look at the tab up top that says “Easy Eco Actions.” Are you doing everything on that list? Could you be doing more?
Wow this is something I was completely unaware of. I am definitely going to work on being more eco conscious. Its crazy to think that they are able to calculate these numbers!
Very interesting. Wouldn’t it be lovely to see this date move up by MONTHS???