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Earth Overshoot Day is August 22, 2020!

The date reflects this year the 9.3% reduction of humanity’s Ecological Footprint from January 1st to Earth Overshoot Day compared to the same period last year. 

It is a direct consequence of the coronavirus-induced lockdowns around the world. 

Decreases in wood harvest and CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion are the major drivers behind the historic shift in the long-term growth of humanity’s Ecological Footprint.

The sudden year-over-year Ecological Footprint contraction, however, is a far cry from the intentional change which is required to achieve both ecological balance and people’s well-being, two inextricable components of sustainability.

Each year, Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has used all the biological resources that Earth can renew during the entire year. 

Humanity currently uses 60% more than what can be renewed – or as much as if we lived on 1.6 planet.

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