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Overshoot Day: Humanity has already used up all its natural resources
Overshoot Day: Humanity has used up all its natural resources ahead of schedule
(Franceinfo)
This year, the day of overshoot has been reached earlier than last year. This precocity could have serious consequences.
This year, Earth Overshoot Day is being reached earlier than last year. This early occurrence could have serious consequences. It is being reached earlier and earlier. Despite the announcements made during the COPs on climate, biodiversity or water, this year Earth Overshoot Day is on Thursday, August 1, one day earlier than last year. This date, calculated on several criteria, is designed to raise awareness.It is the day when we have consumed all the resources that the planet can produce in a year.” says Jean Rousselot, head of fresh water at WWF.
Good and bad students
Not all countries are equal in this consumption. Among the “bad students” countries, the United States, Russia and Australia. Conversely, some, such as Congo and India, do not completely exhaust the resources they produce. France has been in a situation of ecological debt since May 7, two days less than last year. Heat waves, drought, floods and even fires could be the consequences if this ecological debt is not resolved.
