All Earth Overshoot Day articles
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ArticleEarth Overshoot Day 2025 falls on July 24
Humanity’s demand outpaces planet’s capacity for the year, raising concerns for economies and investors alike.
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OpinionOpinion: Sustainability - Have we all got the wrong approach?
There is not a single outdoor brand I know that does not have a sustainability policy – if anything, the term sustainability has been used for such a wide range of applications even I end up confused as to what it really means. There are two common definitions: the ...
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ArticleEarth Overshoot Day is almost back to pre-pandemic date
International research and sustainability organization Global Footprint Network has calculated this year’s date of Earth Overshoot Day being on July 29, which is the status of the years before Covid-19 kicked in and a temporary dip in carbon emissions was visible. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date ...
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ArticleEuropean countries reach their 2021 Overshoot Days in May
In the next few weeks, the major European countries will reach their calculated “Overshoot Days“ – that point in time when the ecological footprint is greater than the biocapacity per person (1.63 global hectares). The overshoot day is calculated by the Global Footprint Network based on data from the UN, ...
