Earth overshoot day is the day on which the entire world population has used up all the resources the earth can naturally provide/recover in one year.
Every year, this day falls earlier and earlier. It is one of the simplest measures to indicate we – as a species – are ignoring the planets boundaries.
The ‘belgium overshoot day’ falls in the end of March. Meaning we as a country have used up all our resources in the first three months of the year.
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Earth overshoot day is the day on which the entire world population has used up all the resources the earth can naturally provide/recover in one year.
Every year, this day falls earlier and earlier. It is one of the simplest measures to indicate we – as a species – are ignoring the planets boundaries.
The ‘belgium overshoot day’ falls in the end of March. Meaning we as a country have used up all our resources in the first three months of the year.
Another interesting article explaining the historical position of Belgium in this global story can be found here https://www.knack.be/nieuws/milieu/klimaat/het-historische-aandeel-van-belgie-in-de-klimaatopwarming-is-bijzonder-groot-het-is-tijd-om-daar-gevolg-aan-te-geven
We are always ahead!
gelukkige Eart iedereen!
Great, haven’t had my daily dose of climate-despair yet.