Humankind has already exhausted `` the amount of biological resources on the earth that can be reproduced in one year '' in 2022
The environmental NGO Global Footprint Network and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will announce '
Earth Overshoot Day - Global Footprint Network
https://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/earth-overshoot-day/
Today Is 'Overshoot Day', And That's Not a Good Thing
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-ve-just-crossed-an-important-line-in-the-amount-of-resources-we-consume-each-year
Earth Overshoot Day is an indicator created in the early 1990s, derived from food production systems and ecological footprints . Biological resources will recover over time, but when we reach Earth Overshoot Day, ``we will run out of the amount that can be regenerated in a year,'' it means that ``the consumption of biological resources will exceed the amount of regeneration. It means turning into a deficit state of surpassing. In other words, as we approach this Earth Overshoot Day for many years, the total amount of biological resources on the planet will gradually decrease.
Initially, it was said that '1.75 Earths would be needed to sustainably feed the world's population', but as the population grew and energy consumption accelerated, Earth Overshoot Day became It seems to be getting faster. In 2020, the global epidemic of the new coronavirus suppressed energy consumption, so Earth Overshoot Day was postponed for three weeks, but then returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Pierre Cannet of WWF France said: “The majority of food and raw materials are used to feed livestock that are subsequently consumed.In addition, 63% of arable land is directly related to animal husbandry. Besides consuming fresh water, it causes climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation through deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.'
According to the Global Footprint Network, cutting meat consumption in half could delay Earth Overshoot Day by an additional 17 days, and limiting food waste could delay it by 13 days. increase. Mathis Wackernagel, President of the Global Footprint Network, said: 'The burden on humanity is not equal. If everyone lived like Americans, Earth Overshoot Day would move forward to March 13. ' said.
In addition, Wackernagel said, ``From January 1 to July 28, 2022, humans have used as much biological resources from the natural world as the earth can regenerate in one year. The 28th will be Earth Overshoot Day.You can deplete the planet, but you can't use it forever.Like money, spending more than you earn is pointless. It's only until it's a sentence,' he commented.
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