Overshoot
Companies' value creation in times of overshoot
In just seven months, humanity consumes as much from nature as Earth can regenerate in a year. Earth Overshoot Day marks when humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds what Earth can renew in that year. Despite global efforts to mitigate... Read More
Earth Overshoot Day 2024 approaching
This year’s Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 1st: Humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to our calculations, building on the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts, now maintained by York University under the governance... Read More
Slovenia’s Ministry of Environment, Climate and Energy announce One-Hour Initiative at Earth Overshoot Day launch event
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – AUGUST 1 – Marking a new chapter in environmental stewardship, Slovenia’s Environment Minister Bojan Kumer, recognizes the Ecological Footprint as a pivotal metric. This tool drives environmental action, guides the country’s development trajectory, and serves as a compass... Read More
Earth Overshoot Day 2018 is August 1, the earliest date since ecological overshoot started in the early 1970s
OAKLAND, CA, USA — JUNE 13, 2018 — On August 1, humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that has pioneered the Ecological Footprint resource accounting metric. The Ecological Footprint adds... Read More
Three Visualizations of Footprint Trends, 1961-2014
We used the Google data platform to create visualizations of three trends from our new National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts 2018 Edition, which launched Monday, April 9, in Europe and will launch Monday, April 16, in the United States. In... Read 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 event at Oxford University. In another positive sign, the global... Read More
Q&A with Xavier Houot: Schneider Electric’s business model aims to #movethedate
Schneider Electric initiated a broad partnership with Global Footprint Network on metrics, innovation and stakeholder engagement. It also includes sponsoring the new Footprint Calculator. We partnered because Schneider Electric’s business model is closely aligned with getting humanity out of ecological... 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