Earth Overshoot Day
Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) is the date in any given year reflecting when human consumption of Earth’s natural resources has depleted more than the Earth can regenerate in a year.
In 2020 Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 22, more than 3 weeks later than in 2019 due to COVID-19 lockdowns around the world.
EOD is calculated by the Global Footprint Network by dividing the world’s biocapacity (the amount of natural resources generated by Earth that year) by the world’s ecological footprint (humanity’s consumption of Earth’s natural resources that year) and multiplying by the number of days in the year.
How to #MoveTheDate?
First of all, find out your personal overshoot day with this quiz!
https://www.footprintcalculator.org/
The footprint calculator will tell you based on your responses when in the year personal “Overshoot Day” falls – meaning, when would Earth Overshoot Day fall if everyone lived like you? The author of this post got Nov 21 as her personal “overshoot” day. Let us know how you did!
After you’ve taken the quiz, think of an action or two you can realistically take to reduce our collective ecological impact. GreenATLiens recommend applying pressure on our elected officials to transition to 100% renewable energy! Incorporating more plant-based meals into one’s diet or adding a car-free day to your week are great morale-boosting individual actions to take, but remember this is bigger than any individual and we need systemic change to solve systemic issues!
Stay green, ATLiens!
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