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Overconsumption: Germany needs 3 planets

On May 4, Germany exhausted its capacity to sustain itself. This "earth overshoot" will be compensated by taking finite resources from poorer countries — and future generations.
It's not even August and we've already used up the Earth's resources for the year

It's not even August and we've already used up the Earth's resources for the year

Earth Overshoot Day improved last year because of the pandemic. As the economy opens up, it’s moving in the wrong direction again.
Desertification: A serious threat to southern Europe lands
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Desertification: A serious threat to southern Europe lands

On July 29 we reached the Earth Overshoot day. This date means that we have consumed all the natural resources that the Earth can generate in a year. At the same time, we are reducing its future capacity for regeneration and many countries risk losing fertile soils, especially due to desertification.

Earth Overshoot Day 2019 signals strain on planet's resources

Earth Overshoot Day 2019 signals strain on planet's resources

And it’s still only July–which is bad news for the planet. But the group behind Earth Overshoot Day has spelled out some concrete solutions to reverse this trend.
Robert B. Richardson: Resource depletion is a serious problem, but 'footprint' estimates don't tell us much about it
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Robert B. Richardson: Resource depletion is a serious problem, but 'footprint' estimates don't tell us much about it

July 29, 2019 is 'Earth Overshoot Day,' a date coined by the nonprofit Global Footprint Network to publicize overuse of Earth's resources. But their estimates may actually understate the problem.
Earth Overshoot Day: Humans are using Earth's resources faster than ever, group warns
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Earth Overshoot Day: Humans are using Earth's resources faster than ever, group warns

“There are consequences of busting the ecological budget of our one and only planet," the CEO of the Global Footprint Network network said.
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