Earth Overshoot Day

 Earth Overshoot Day

In less than eight months, we used more natural resources than the planet is able to produce in a 12 month period. For the remainder of the  year, we will be living on resources borrowed from future generations.

This year, Earth Overshoot Day—the approximate date in which we have overdrawn on nature's budget—is August 1. Small actions (even a tweet!) make a big difference and all of us play an important role in creating a world where we live within our limits.

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 2023, Earth Overshoot Day landed on August 2. We maintain this deficit by liquidating stocks of ecological resources and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Earth Overshoot Day is hosted and calculated by Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that provides decision-makers with a menu of tools to help the human economy operate within Earth’s ecological limits.