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Earth's Resources for 2015 Have Already Been Used Up

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Huffington Post

Publication Date
2015-08-28

Humanity is placing inordinate demands on nature, and it just keeps getting worse. In 2000, humanity had exceeded its "ecological budget" by October. This year, "Earth Overshoot Day" was August 13, according to the Global Footprint Network, a California-based environmental think tank. Earth Overshoot Day marks the moment "when humanity's annual demands on nature exceed what Earth can regenerate that year." This is yet another wake-up call that sustainable global development hasn't taken root despite two decades of effort. Humanity currently needs 1.6 Earths to cover what we take from nature each year.

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