Skip to main content
Earth Overshoot Day
Menu
  • About
    • Earth Overshoot Day
    • Past Earth Overshoot Days
    • Country Overshoot Days
    • Partners
  • Blog
  • Solutions
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Food
      • Fed by Fossil Fuel
    • Planet
    • Population
      • Girl’s Education
    • Power of Possibility
    • #MoveTheDate Map
  • Power of Possibility
  • Newsroom
    • FOR THE MEDIA
      • 2022 Date Calculation
      • Media Contacts
      • Media Backgrounder
      • Past Earth Overshoot Days
      • Country Overshoot Days
      • Social Media and Visuals
    • Press Releases – multiple languages
      • English
      • 简体中文
      • Deutsch
      • Español
      • Français
      • Italiano
      • 日本語
      • Nederlandse
      • Slovenščina
      • Circular Businesses English
      • Circular Businesses French
      • Circular Businesses German
      • Circular Businesses Italian
      • Circular Businesses Japanese
      • Circular Businesses Spanish
    • HIGHLIGHTS
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
  • For Kids & Teachers
    • LESSON: What day is Earth Overshoot Day?
      • Additional Languages
      • 课程:地球超载日(透支日)是哪一天?
    • What is the Ecological Footprint?
    • Guess the Date Contest
    • Classroom Activities
    • Footprint Calculator
    • Ecological Footprint Book
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
Close Search

Earth Overshoot Day: Humans use up allowance of Earth’s natural resources for entire year / Evening Standard

    Share
    Share Tweet Share

In just seven months, humanity has exhausted the amount of water, soil, clean air and other resources that the planet can generate in 2017, meaning from now until December all the energy we use is unsustainable in the long-term.

The day marks the point when the amount of energy and resources humanity is using exceeds the amount Earth can replace in that year.

Read Full Article.

  • Previous Project
  • Next Project
Donate today to help #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day. Donate Now
  • About Earth Overshoot Day
  • What is the Ecological Footprint?
  • Earth Overshoot Day Partners
  • Power of Possibility
  • Media Backgrounder
  • Media Contacts
  • Global Footprint Network Website
  • Classroom Activities
  • LESSON: What day is Earth Overshoot Day?
  • Footprint Calculator
  • Subscribe to Newsletter

© 2023 Earth Overshoot Day. Global Footprint Network. All Rights Reserved.

  • twitter
  • facebook
  • linkedin
  • youtube
  • instagram
Close Menu
  • About
    • Earth Overshoot Day
    • Past Earth Overshoot Days
    • Country Overshoot Days
    • Partners
  • Blog
  • Solutions
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Food
      • Fed by Fossil Fuel
    • Planet
    • Population
      • Girl’s Education
    • Power of Possibility
    • #MoveTheDate Map
  • Power of Possibility
  • Newsroom
    • FOR THE MEDIA
      • 2022 Date Calculation
      • Media Contacts
      • Media Backgrounder
      • Past Earth Overshoot Days
      • Country Overshoot Days
      • Social Media and Visuals
    • Press Releases – multiple languages
      • English
      • 简体中文
      • Deutsch
      • Español
      • Français
      • Italiano
      • 日本語
      • Nederlandse
      • Slovenščina
      • Circular Businesses English
      • Circular Businesses French
      • Circular Businesses German
      • Circular Businesses Italian
      • Circular Businesses Japanese
      • Circular Businesses Spanish
    • HIGHLIGHTS
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
  • For Kids & Teachers
    • LESSON: What day is Earth Overshoot Day?
      • Additional Languages
      • 课程:地球超载日(透支日)是哪一天?
    • What is the Ecological Footprint?
    • Guess the Date Contest
    • Classroom Activities
    • Footprint Calculator
    • Ecological Footprint Book
  • Subscribe
  • Donate