It's the same game every year: Global Earth Overshoot Day moves steadily forward in the calendar. And this year it turns out that the Covid-19 effect from the previous year has now led to a rebound. In short: nothing has changed as a result of the pandemic.
One year ago, society discussed how life on earth will change after the Covid-19 lockdowns. How can humanity form a better, fairer society and set the economy on course against climatic change. Now it shows: nothing has changed.
This is particularly evident on today's Global Earth Overshoot Day (July 29, in 2021). According to Germanwatch, the day marks the point in the year by which humanity has claimed as many resources from the Earth as all ecosystems ...