Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services by individuals, governments, and businesses in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.
This year’s Earth Overshoot Day lands on Thursday, July 29. A solemn defeat from last year’s August 22 date, which was possible largely due to the pandemic induced lockdowns that contracted our environmental footprint by three weeks. [Read more…]