The ecological overshoot day is an actual day in the calendar when humanity exceeds the boundaries of its annual consumption rate in relation to the Earth’s biocapacity, i. e. uses up all the available energy resources, which can be utilized without exploitation of our planet. We speak of unsustainability when a given territory (the Earth) does not meet the ecological footprint (demand) proportion and thus exceeds biocapacity (sustainability).
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Ecological Overshoot Day: 22nd August, 2012
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