42+ Earth Overshoot Day Graph Pictures. Earth overshoot day 2020 fell on august 22. This year, eod falls on monday, july 29 the date of earth overshoot day is calculated by comparing the amount of ecological resources the earth can generate that year, by humanity's demand for that year.

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We only have so much water and food, let alone oil. This year, eod falls on monday, july 29 the date of earth overshoot day is calculated by comparing the amount of ecological resources the earth can generate that year, by humanity's demand for that year. Previously known as ecological debt day, it's when the global population's demand exceeds the amount of resources that earth can produce for the year.

1 is earth overshoot day, the earliest date for the event since calculations began by the global footprint network in 1971.

Small actions (even a tweet!) make a big difference and all of us play an important role in creating a world where we live within our limits. This year, earth overshoot day—the approximate date in which we have overdrawn on nature's budget—is august 1. August 22 is the average overshoot day globally but each country starts living on ecological debt at different times. Created by the global footprint network environmental nonprofit, earth overshoot day estimates the point in the year when humanity has consumed more.