What is Earth Overshoot Day?

<p><strong>What is Earth Overshoot Day? Thanks for asking!&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p>July 29th saw an unwelcome landmark in the calendar as we reached Earth Overshoot Day. It might sound like a celebration, but the reality is a lot more troubling.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Earth Overshoot Day marks the point during a year at which humans have used up all&nbsp;the planet’s resources. To use a budgeting analogy, from that day onwards, we’re effectively living on credit and building up ecological debt.</p><br><p>It’s estimated that we currently use 74% more resources than what the planet can produce. To sustain consumption rates, we would need 1.7 planet Earths. Spoiler alert: we only have one! The consequences on the environment are drastic.</p><br><p><strong>What kind of resources are we talking about? That’s a positive sign at least, isn’t it? Is the calculation foolproof?</strong> <a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!</strong></a></p><br><p>To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202108050300-what-godwins-law.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is Godwin’s Law?</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202108040300-what-are-puppy-blues.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What are the Puppy Blues?</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202108020300-what-are-blue-zones.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What are blue zones?</a></p><br><p>A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>