25th April 2024
Earth Overshoot Day is the day on which our global ecological footprint exceeds the earth’s bio capacity. (This year’s date has yet to be announced).
“Humanity is living beyond its means, which results in an environmental dilemma – because it is living at the expense of the Earth. Every year, the consumption of resources outstrips the natural regenerative capacity of our planet.” (1) So reports myclimate.org
The day on which we have consumers one year’s worth of resources and tip into the red, is known as as Earth Overshoot Day. Last year, 2023, it fell on 2nd August, which means that in the whole of that year we consumed resources that were equivalent to 1.7 earths! Clear this is cannot be sustainable on an ongoing basis.
To create a sustainable lifestyle that safeguards our future, we need to address three key things:
“Efficiency: better usage of resources so that goods are produced with less energy and resources.
Consistency: linear production replaced by the circular economy, which minimises waste. Renewable energy is key here.
Sufficiency: A sustainable change in lifestyle under which the economy is geared to moderate consumption of resources rather than constant growth. The goal is to fulfil the wishes and requirements of our society without disproportionate waste or consumption.” (1)
For further information –
https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/about-earth-overshoot-day
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