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Earth Overshoot Day Falls Today, Finland Hit Limit in April

Summary by Helsinki Times
Global consumption has reached a critical threshold again this year, with Earth Overshoot Day falling today, according to WWF Finland. The date marks the point at which humanity’s use of natural resources has exceeded what Earth can regenerate in a year. WWF states that to return to a sustainable level of consumption, global use of natural resources must fall by approximately 45 percent.

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Happy Earth Excess Day (Overshoot Day)! (Or not so much...) The experts have calculated this year with data from various official agencies that was yesterday, July 24th. That means that in just under 7 months we have consumed all the ecological resources that the Earth generates throughout the 12 months of the year. We are well screwed as we continue with this trend, at a rate 1.8 times greater than the Earth’s ability to renew them. The current…

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This Friday, 24 July, marks the date on which mankind consumed the quota of natural resources for a whole year and entered the "special check" asking for more of the Earth than it could produce. Read more (07/24/2025

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Helsinki Times broke the news in Finland on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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