Today is Global Earth Overshoot Day, which means that humanity has used up all the resources it normally has for an entire year. And once again, the day is here earlier than last year.
Earlier and earlier, our waste of resources is catching up with us - at least mathematically and at least once a year, with the media reporting on Earth Overshoot Day. Otherwise, the day usually doesn't matter much, probably because the receipt will not be paid by us, but by our children and grandchildren.
And here we are again: Global Earth Overshoot Day is upon us, as calculated by the Global Footprint Network. On Earth Overshoot Day, two calculated quantities come together: the biological capacity of the Earth to build up resources and absorb waste and ...