This week, we discuss the Earth Overshoot Day, which marks the date when humanity has used up all the resources the Earth can regenerate in a year. We ask ourselves why the day goes unnoticed so easily despite its presumably very alarming message (maybe that’s why?), and what would it require to shoot a bit less over the boundaries of the planet.

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Sources

• Earth Overshoot Day website (https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/))


• Technological University of Denmark (2024): Why do Danes use more of the planet’s resources than most? (https://www.dtu.dk/english/newsarchive/2024/03/why-do-danes-use-more-of-the-planets-resources-than-most))