By Saturday, humanity will have overdrawn its ecological account for the year. Known as Earth Overshoot Day, it’s the day when humans will have used as much from the Earth as the planet can renew in a year. York University produces the data that informs this calculation.
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York U experts are available to discuss “Earth Overshoot Day”, Aug. 1
TORONTO, Monday, July 30, 2019 – This year’s Earth Overshoot Day is Aug. 1, calculated as the day when humanity will begin to consume more of nature’s products and services than can be sustainably regenerated in a year. That means people are consuming resources 1.7 times faster than nature can renew itself, said York University […]
