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Earth Overshoot Day falls on July 29

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Humans use as much ecological resources as if we lived on 1.6 Earths. The Ecological Footprint is the only metric that compares the resource demand of individuals, governments, and businesses against Earth's capacity for biological regeneration.

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City Footprinting in Portugal is featured at Eurocities Environment Forum 2021

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How many Earths would we need if the world's population lived like...

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Earth Overshoot Day falls on July 29

Measure what you treasure

Humans use as much ecological resources as if we lived on 1.6 Earths. The Ecological Footprint is the only metric that compares the resource demand of individuals, governments, and businesses against Earth's capacity for biological regeneration.

What is your impact?

Passionate about data?

City Footprinting in Portugal is featured at Eurocities Environment Forum 2021

How Many Earths?

How many Earths would we need if the world's population lived like...

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Ecobytes: What can data tell us about the world’s natural resource producers and consumers?

Forget about Climate Commitments…

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