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Schneider Electric partners with Global Footprint Network to #movethedate of Earth Overshoot Day
OAKLAND, CA, Sept. 4, 2017 – Global Footprint Network and Schneider Electric signed a global partnership to engage people around the world in moving the date of Earth Overshoot Day—the... More ›
On Earth Overshoot Day (Aug. 2), calculate your own Overshoot Day and #movethedate
OAKLAND, CA, June 31, 2017—Global Footprint Network, an international research organization, is marking Earth Overshoot Day with the launch of a new mobile-friendly Footprint calculator at www.footprintcalculator.org. Earth Overshoot Day is the... More ›
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Saint Louis Climate Summit
Dr. Mathis Wackernagel is a panelist on Whole Earth Systems at the St. Louis Climate Summit. Panelists will discuss effects of the destruction of natural resources, as a result of climate change, on the world and our economic models. The panel is Monday, April 23 from 10:45 am – 11:45 am. For more information and... View Full Event
Three Visualizations of Footprint Trends, 1961-2014
We used the Google data platform to create visualizations of three trends from our new National Footprint Accounts 2018 Edition, which launched Monday, April 9, in Europe and will launch... More ›
Has humanity’s Ecological Footprint reached its peak?
Humanity’s total Ecological Footprint—a measure of global demand for natural resources—remained virtually constant in 2014 compared to 2013, according to new data released by Global Footprint Network today at an... More ›
5 Things you didn't know about Ireland
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! With Ireland on our minds, we wanted to share a few Footprint facts about the Emerald Isle. We would need 2.8 planets if everyone in the... More ›Media Coverage
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Helsingin Sanomat: Raha ohjaa kohti kestävämpää kulutusta
Suomalaiset ovat vähentäneet nopeasti muovikassien ja -pussien käyttöä kaupoissa. Yli tuhat yritystä on mukana muovikassisopimuksessa, jolla pyritään vähentämään EU-direktiivin mukaisesti muovijätteen syntymistä ja merten roskaantumista. More ›The Daily Herald: Country running at ‘ecological deficit’
COLE BAY―A lack of local food production, unrestricted and uninspected development, insufficient use of renewable energy, solid waste issues, no terrestrial conservation areas, and ineffective public transport have resulted in... More ›El Nuevo Siglo: Un planeta sediento
A mediados de año pasado la prestigiosa organización no gubernamental Global Footprint Network reveló un curioso indicador: el 2 de agosto de 2017 la humanidad ya habría consumido la totalidad... More ›
