'Earth Overshoot Day' landed on August 2 this year—one more sign that we're using up earth's resources too quickly.
. GFN investigators run equations they have dubbed “ecological footprint accounting,” factoring together the planet’s biocapacity and how quickly humans are likely to clear those shelves based on current and past levels of consumption.
“You need to measure what you manage and the ecological footprint accounting methodology allows humanity to do just that,”when he was named to his post late last year. “This metric is essential to finding the right balance between resource depletion and regeneration.” Humans have not always been such gluttons for resources. The Global Footprint Network has data going back more than half a century, and in that time, the overshoot day has come earlier and earlier in the year., Earth Overshoot Day did not occur until late December, meaning that when it came to resources, humans were living mostly within their means. By 1979, the date had moved back to mid-October.
Different countries, though, have different consumption habits. If everyone lived like Qatar or Luxembourg, earth overshoot day would have landed on Feb. 10 and Feb. 14, respectively. If the world consumed resources like the U.S., Canada, or the United Arab Emirates, earth overshoot day would be March 13. The best examples—using resources the most sustainably—are Indonesia, Ecuador, and Jamaica, with overshoot days of Dec. 3, Dec. 6, and Dec. 20, respectively.
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
UCI Cycling World Championship venues and dates Glasgow locations being usedGlasgow is hosting the UCI Cycling World Championships with venues being used across the city. Here's what you need to know about the locations and when they are being used.
Lire la suite »
Longtime Boston principal used school funds for Barbados trips, feds sayA former Boston public school principal has admitted to wire fraud over tens of thousands of dollars of school money and using it to pay for all-inclusive trips to Barbados for her and her friends, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Naia Wilson, 60, has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of wire fraud and pay the $38,806 back, the Massachusetts…
Lire la suite »
John Cena slept in his car and used eating challenges to get free pizza before superstardomJohn Cena had quite the journey from a broke aspiring bodybuilder to wrestling legend and Hollywood actor. Cena was most recently seen in a cameo in the hit Barbie film, at the request of star Marg…
Lire la suite »