{"id":7238,"date":"2019-07-31T14:33:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T14:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.itlas.com\/cp_blog\/earth-overshoot-day-exhausted-resources\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:39:24","slug":"earth-overshoot-day-exhausted-resources","status":"publish","type":"cp_blog","link":"https:\/\/www.itlas.com\/en\/blog\/earth-overshoot-day-exhausted-resources","title":{"rendered":"Earth Overshoot Day, by the end of 2019 we will have consumed the resources of two planets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If we were to change our lifestyle and reduce of 50% CO2 emissions by stopping the use of fossil fuel, we should be able to recover ninety-three days of resources. However, the estimates made by international research board\u00a0<strong>Global Footprint Network<\/strong>\u00a0do not give much hope on our habits and on the future of our planets \u2013\u00a0<strong>the Earth Overshoot Day<\/strong>\u00a0fell on July 29. That was the day when all the natural resources that Earth can produce over the year have been exhausted. Man dried them up in seven months.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itlas.com\/app\/webroot\/kcfinder\/upload\/images\/Schermata%202019-07-31%20alle%2015.01.28(1).png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biocapacity of the planet is divided with the ecological footprint of mankind. The result is multiplied by 365.\u00a0 A calculation &#8211; made by Global Footprint Network &#8211; which, year after year, is becoming more and more awesome. It shows how\u00a0<strong>mankind is literally burning out all the resources that are meant for the future<\/strong>, already consuming today much more than what Earth can produce during the year. So much that the deadline \u2013 the Earth Overshoot Day- has shifted by two months in the latest twenty years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this rate, considering only the current year and just to make people understand the seriousness of the situation,&nbsp;<strong>in order to reach end of 2019 we shall need the resources of a second planet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But looking over our borders will be a serious mistake.\u00a0<strong>Because Italy reached its own Earth Overshoot Day on<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>May 15th<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the day in which it was stated that all our resources have been exhausted. To be clear: Italians need the resources of 4,7 states like ours in order to maintain today\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itlas.com\/app\/webroot\/kcfinder\/upload\/images\/Schermata%202019-07-31%20alle%2015.04.26(1).png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We consume far more than we produce.&nbsp;<\/strong>Worse than us? Japan. And definitely the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing to be proud of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","ct_blog_category":[1020],"class_list":["post-7238","cp_blog","type-cp_blog","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Earth Overshoot Day, by the end of 2019 we will have consumed the resources of two planets | ITLAS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Earth Overshoot Day is the day when all the natural resources that the Earth can generate in a year have been used up.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itlas.com\/en\/blog\/earth-overshoot-day-exhausted-resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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