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WE NEED 1.6 EARTHS THIS YEAR TO SURVIVE |
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According to the international research organisation Global Footprint Network (GFN), August 8 marks the date when the world's seven billion people annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth can regenerate during the entire year. Our current rate of creating and absorbing resources suggest that we need roughly 1.6 Earth?s in order to satisfy our needs. In two decades, we will need another Earth entirely to meet our demands means two earths would be needed to sustain human activity. Humanity has been living on credit for the past 46 years, but the overshoot day is coming earlier every year. Carbon emissions are the fastest growing contributor to ecological overshoot, now making up to 60 per cent of humanity's demand on nature. According to research by the WWF the demand on the planet?s natural resources has doubled over the last 50 years, with most of the burden falling on poorer nations. If we adhere to the goals set by the Paris climate agreement adopted by nearly 200 countries in December 2015, the carbon footprint will need to gradually fall to zero by 2050. This calls for a new, eco-conscious way of living. The forests and oceans of the world absorb a lot of carbon dioxide, but we are currently emitting more than the planet can handle. The report also found the populations of animal species have dropped an average of 30% since 1970.Tropical species fell off as much as 60%, due to deforestation and urbanization. The tiger population, for example, is down 70% over the last few decades. More unfortunate species like the Baiji, a freshwater dolphin in China, have gone extinct entirely because its habitat was damanged. As temperatures rise and climate impacts become more evident, the UAE is predicted to experience hotter and more humid summers, extreme weather events such as storm surges are predicted to increase and precipitation patterns are expected to change across the Arabian Gulf as is seawater salinity. We have reached the point of consuming 1.6 planet Earths per year is really alarming and more awareness and intense actions are needed from each and every individual.
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13 Comments
One thing seems to be certain! There must be change in deep inside our hearts to maintain the quality of life we have now, before it's too late! thanks for sharing!
Posted 11-08-2016 09:32
Thanks @peter, @Rohit & @Joshua...
Posted 09-08-2016 16:42
Thanks @Minjoo...wish you the same.
Posted 09-08-2016 16:41
Thank you so much @Joanita & @Rohan
Posted 09-08-2016 16:39
Thank you @Xilola & @Arushi
Posted 09-08-2016 16:38
I did highlight on this issue during my report on ecological footprint - we need urgent and dedicated commitments to protect Earth and mankind. Thank you
Posted 09-08-2016 16:16
Interesting! Thanks for sharing, Mohit.
Posted 09-08-2016 12:27
wonderful facts about earth, thank you for sharing.
Posted 09-08-2016 04:58
Very interesting report, Mohit. I wonder how people managed to calculate our demands with the number of Earth. At both national and personal level, we should put effort to decrease our carbon footprint and make an eco-conscious way of living. Thanks for sharing, and have a great day!
Posted 09-08-2016 02:30
We must make efforts to push back the dates of Earth Overshoot Day instead of advancing. This will be a big green victory.
Posted 09-08-2016 00:50
This is a mind blowing report. Thank you for sharing.
Posted 08-08-2016 21:05
The fact that Earth Overshoot Day (earlier known as Ecological Debt Day) is advancing every year is an alarm that we need to have sustainable consumption of resources. Last year it was 13th Aug and this year 8th.
Year Overshoot Date
2012 August 22
2013 August 20
2014 August 19
2015 August 13
2016 August 8
Thanks for an informative report.
Posted 08-08-2016 20:04
Good report, Mohit.
Posted 08-08-2016 19:05