All Global Footprint Network articles

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    Earth Overshoot Day is almost back to pre-pandemic date

    2021-07-26T09:58:00Z

    International research and sustainability organization Global Footprint Network has calculated this year’s date of Earth Overshoot Day being on July 29, which is the status of the years before Covid-19 kicked in and a temporary dip in carbon emissions was visible. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date ...

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    European countries reach their 2021 Overshoot Days in May

    2021-05-04T13:58:00Z

    In the next few weeks, the major European countries will reach their calculated “Overshoot Days“ – that point in time when the ecological footprint is greater than the biocapacity per person (1.63 global hectares). The overshoot day is calculated by the Global Footprint Network based on data from the UN, ...