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. Earth Overshoot Day this year was August 22.

A country’s overshoot day is the date on which Earth Overshoot Day would fall if all of humanity consumed like the people in this country. This allows for comparison between nations.

All details and more at OvershootDay.org including solutions on how to move the day backwards.

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