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Earth Overshoot Day Is Already Long Past

July 24 marks this year's Earth Overshoot Day, the day that humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds the resources Earth can regenerate within that year, Statista reports. That day has already long passed.

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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

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Earth Overshoot Day: What Does a Good, Sustainable Life Look Like?

On July 24, we used up the renewable resources available annually. What would a "good" life look like?

1 day ago·Zürich, Switzerland

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The Day of the Exceedance Comes Earlier than Ever This Year, Which Is Behind This Flagship Indicator.

The moment when human demand for nature exceeds what the Earth can produce and absorb in one year was reached on Thursday, July 24.

1 day ago·Paris, France

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We Have Already Used up All of Earth's Resources This Year.

According to this year's data from the Global Footprint Network, humanity's ecological footprint is 1.8 times what the planet can regenerate in a year.

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"Day of Exceedance": the Earth Lives on Credit From 24 July

This Thursday the planet has exhausted all its natural resources of the year in just seven months. An ever earlier deadline, warns the NGO Global Footprint Network.

1 day ago·Paris, France

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