Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. In 2020, it fell on August 22! The term "overshoot" represents the level by which human population overshoots the sustainable amount of resources on Earth. Since the 1970s, which is nearly 50 years ago, ecological overshoot h bi as been around!

How to calculate Earth Overshoot Day?

The way to calculate Earth Overshoot Day is:
(Planet’s Biocapacity / Humanity’s Ecological Footprint) x 365 = Earth Overshoot Day

Now you might be wondering, are there ways to move this overshoot day? Yes, here are some tips for everyone:

With these tips, we hope that we can do our best to postpone the overshoot day, or else our planet will soon turn into a wasteland !!!

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