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Six cities in Portugal sign on to Footprint initiative
Imagine if a city’s funding from the national government were calculated based on its Ecological Footprint and available resources. That’s a novel concept that will be tested by six cities in Portugal as part of a three-year project with Global... Read More
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 date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth... Read More
Making the Sustainable Development Goals consistent with sustainability
This month, the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) will convene in New York City for its 72nd Regular Session. The summit’s theme is “Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet.” The... Read More
Attention educators:
calculator troubleshooting
Updated September 30, 2020 Dear Educators, Thank you for using our Ecological Footprint Calculator in your classroom! If you are having some problems using the calculator, we are offering you some suggestions here as well as some background on why...
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Why sustainability hinges on food choices
Understanding humanity’s approach to food (including production, consumption, and waste) is essential to designing global sustainability, argues Alessandro Galli, Global Footprint Network Senior Scientist and Director of the Mediterranean Program, in an article recently published by esglobal, the latest iteration... Read More
El Poder Ecológico: Our Colombian partnership to advance sustainability
This July, Global Footprint Network was fortunate to host government representatives from Nariño, Colombia, for a two-week work session at our offices in Oakland in support of their effort to transform their province into a green economy. After decades of... Read More
The Huge (or Tiny) Ecological Footprint of Cannabis
What is the Ecological Footprint of pot? Global Footprint Network tackled that question recently in an analysis of the Ecological Footprint of medical cannabis production in three locations—Colombia, Washington, and Colorado—for PharmaCielo, a Colombian medical cannabis producer headquartered in Canada.... Read More
Earth Overshoot Day: Transforming from the Wild West to the Space Age
The earliest Earth Overshoot Day ever, on August 2, was big news in France this year, making the front page of Le Monde and prompting a 3-minute video from Nicolas Hulot, the French Minister of Ecological Transition. Earth Overshoot Day... Read More