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Earth's Overdraft Notice: On August 21st, we exceed nature's budget
It has taken humanity less than nine months to exhaust its ecological budget for the year, according to data from Global Footprint Network.
Global Footprint Network, Oakland, Calif., U.S.A, August 16, 2010
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World governments fail to deliver on 2010 biodiversity target
World leaders have failed to deliver commitments made in 2002 to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, and have instead overseen alarming biodiversity declines. These findings are the result of a new paper published in the leading journal Science and represent the first assessment of how the targets made through the 2002 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have not been met.
Global Footprint Network, Oakland, Calif., U.S.A, April 22, 2010
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Earth Day Network and Global Footprint Network Unveil New Footprint Calculator
How does your Ecological Footprint compare to the average for your country? And how does it compare to what is sustainably available per person? As the 40th anniversary of Earth Day approaches, Earthday Network and think tank Global Footprint Network are pleased to announce an addition to our tool to help individuals all over the world calculate their level of ecological demand and identify the most effective ways for reducing it.
Global Footprint Network, Oakland, Calif., U.S.A, April 19, 2010
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Gap widening between human demand and Earth’s supply, data show
Humanity now requires the resources it would take almost one and a half planets to sustainably produce, according to new figures released today by Global Footprint Network. The data show that humanity is demanding nature’s resources and producing carbon dioxide emissions at a rate 44 percent faster than what nature can regenerate and reabsorb. This ecological “overshoot” means it now takes about 17 months for the Earth to regenerate what we use in one year. (more...)
Global Footprint Network, Oakland, CA, USA, November 24, 2009
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National Footprint Accounts 2009 media factsheet
Summary of the most recent Ecological Footprint and biocapacity calculations for more than 100 nations and humanity as a whole.
Global Footprint Network, Oakland, Calif., U.S.A, November 24, 2009
In The News
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Mankind is using up global resources faster than ever
The growing world population and increasing consumption has pushed the world into ‘eco-debt’ a month earlier this year, according to the latest statistics on global resources.
The Telegraph, London, England, August 16, 2010
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We've gone into the ecological red
The more we overshoot the available budget, the earlier in the year we start to go into the ecological red. Collectively we started to live beyond our means ...
The Guardian, London, England, August 21, 2010
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“Earth Overshoot Day” falls a month earlier than last year
British think-tank the New Economics Foundation measures how much resources humans are using and this year’s results aren’t good.
Macleans, Canada, August 16, 2010
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Oops! Our Planetary eco-Checkbook Bounced Over Weekend
I regret to inform you that while you were out enjoying yourself this past weekend, your account became overdrawn. Yes, you. All of us, in fact. The folks at Global Footprint Network have determined that August 21st was this year's Earth Overshoot Day.
The Huffington Post, USA, August 23, 2010
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Happy "Earth Overshoot Day"
We've Consumed the Planet's Resources This Year Faster Than Ever! According to calculations by the Global Footprint Network.
Discovery Channel, Planet Green, USA, August 21, 2010
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A partir d’aujourd’hui, la planète vit à crédit
Comment sensibiliser le public aux enjeux environnementaux cruciaux sans passer pour l’éternel rabat-joie de service ? C’est la question que se posent quotidiennement les écologistes. L’une des solutions : simplifier la complexité des problèmes en diffusant un message de communication global et percutant.
Le Monde, Paris, August 21, 2010
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A partir de samedi, la Terre vit à crédit jusqu'à la fin de l'année
A partir du 21 août et jusqu'à la fin de l'année, les Terriens vivront à crédit sur les ressources de la planète. Chaque année, l'ONG Global Footprint Network (GFN) calcule le jour où la consommation de l'humanité en ressources naturelles a épuisé ce que la planète est capable de fournir en une année, de la filtration de l'eau douce à la fourniture de matières premières, y compris alimentaires.
Agence France Press (AFP), Paris, August 16, 2010
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e da Oggi il Pianeta Ha Esaurito le Risorse Naturali dell' Anno
Il 21 agosto non è una data qualsiasi per il Pianeta. È il giorno in cui, secondo i calcoli del Global Footprint Network, la Terra ha esaurito, per quest' anno, la sua capacità di fornirci spontaneamente e gratuitamente i suoi servizi (acqua, suolo coltivabile, risorse della pesca) e di assorbire l' anidride carbonica e gli altri inquinanti, responsabili dei cambiamenti climatici di cui le ultime settimane ci hanno dato tragiche testimonianze.
Corriere della Sera, Rome, August 21, 2010
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Noticias » Noticias » El Mundo La Tierra vivirá a crédito desde el sábado sobre los recursos del planeta
La Tierra vivirá a crédito sobre los recursos del planeta desde el próximo 21 de agosto y hasta finales del año, anunció el lunes una organización de defensa del medio ambiente. El 'Día Mundial del Sobregiro' (Earth Overshoot Day) será el sábado 21 de agosto próximo, indicó la organización Global Footprint, explicando que esa fecha representa un hito desafortunado porque es el día en el que la humanidad comienza a vivir más allá de sus medios ecológicos.
Agence France Press (AFP), Mexico, August 16, 2010
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De aarde is voor dit jaar al opgebruikt
In minder dan negen maanden hebben we de beschikbare grondstoffen voor dit jaar geconsumeerd. Dat is alweer sneller dan in 2009, waarin het vorige record ook al werd gebroken.
De Standaard, Brussels, Belgium, August 19, 2010
Overshoot In The News
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Boiling the Frog
Is America on its way to becoming a boiled frog? The hypothetical boiled frog is a useful metaphor for a very real problem: the difficulty of responding to disasters that creep up on you a bit at a time. And right now, both the economic and the environmental frogs are sitting still while the water gets hotter.
The New York Times, New York, July 12, 2009
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Uganda likely to lose all forest cover in 50 yrs
Uganda will lose its entire forest cover in the next 50 years if the government does not embark on immediate efforts to halt rapid deforestation. Forests and tree planting can help mitigate the effects of global warming by increasing carbon storage and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Reuters, Nairobi, July 09, 2009
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How Carbon Markets Can Make Both Economic and Ecological Sense
Preserving forests might make economic sense for governments and forest dwellers, and it could also help preserve the habitats of endangered mammals such as orangutans and elephants, according to a study released this week.
Dot Earth (New York Times), , June 05, 2009
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Solar power plants planned for Sahara
Today, around a dozen companies launched the Desertec Industrial Initiative. It’s backers claim that within a decade, the initiative could provide Europeans with electricity generated by renewable energy projects in the Sahara. The project will cost €400bn and may one day provide 15 per cent of Europe’s electricity needs.
The Financial Times Limited, Berlin, July 12, 2009
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Let's get real about alternative energy
We need to introduce simple arithmetic into our discussions of energy.
CNN, U.S.A., May 13, 2009